Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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Causes of Death in your Area. | Total Deaths 227. | |
---|---|---|
Male | Female | |
All causes | 116 | 111 |
Whooping Cough | 0 | 0 |
Diphtheria | 0 | 1 |
Influenza | 1 | 3 |
Respiratory Tuberculosis | 7 | 4 |
Other Tuberculosis | 0 | 1 |
Syphilis | 0 | 0 |
General Paralysis of Insane | 1 | 0 |
Cancer | 10 | 13 |
Diabetes | 2 | 4 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage | 4 | 2 |
Heart Disease | 26 | 33 |
Other Circulatory Diseases | 5 | 3 |
Bronchitis | 3 | 3 |
Pneumonia | 9 | 2 |
Peptic Ulcer | 0 | 0 |
Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 4 | 3 |
Appendicitis | 2 | 0 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 0 |
Other Liver Diseases | 0 | 0 |
Other Digestive Diseases | 1 | 3 |
Nephritis | 3 | 1 |
Puerperal Sepsis | 0 | 2 |
Other Puerperal causes | 0 | 2 |
Congenital causes | 11 | 10 |
Senility | 2 | 4 |
Suicide | 2 | 1 |
Other Violence | 12 | 4 |
Other Defined causes | 7 | 12 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | 0 |
Scarlet Fever | 0 | 0 |
Measles | 1 | 0 |
Encephalitis, Lethargica | 1 | 0 |
Polio-myelitis | 1 | 1 |
Infectious Diseases
The incidence of scarlet fever has been high compared
with other years, but not higher than that of neighbouring
Authorities. It was of a very mild type with few complications.
There were no deaths.
Notifiable Diseases other than Tuberculosis during 1938.
Disease | Total Nos. Notified | Admitted to Hospital | Deaths |
---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 125 | ||
Diphtheria | 10 | 10 | 1 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Erysipelas | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Pneumonia | 5 (Primary) | 3 | 11 (all forms) |
Enteric Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Encephalitis | 1 | 1 | 1 |