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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Feltham 1938
[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 |