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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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The Birth and Death rate for England and Wales in 1940 were-
| Live Births. | Still Births. | |
|---|---|---|
| Birth rate | 11.6 | .55 |
| Death Rate | 14.3 | - |
| Maternal Mortality for England and Wales inre 1940 wore- | ||
| Puerperal Sepsis per 1,000 0,52 | ||
| Other 1.64 | ||
| Total 2.16 | ||
Causes of Death in your Area.
| 1959. | Total Deaths 286 | |
|---|---|---|
| Male | female | |
| All causes | 149 | 137 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 |
| Influenza | 3 | 5 |
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | 5 | |
| Other Tuberculosis | 3 | 3 |
| Syphilis | 1 | 0 |
| General Paralysis of Insane | 0 | 1 |
| Cencer | 17 | 15 |
| Diabetes | 2 | 5 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 9 | 4 |
| Heart Disgase | 40 | 33 |
| Other Circulatory Disgases | 4 | 5 |
| Bronehitis | 7 | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | |
| Peptic Ulcir | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea(under 2 years) | 4 | 6 |
| Appendicitis | 1 | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 0 | 0 |
| Other Liver Diseases | 0 | 0 |
| Other Digastive Diseases | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis | 3 | 2 |
| Pugrperal sepsis | 0 | 1 |
| other Puerperal Causes | 0 | 1 |
| Congernital Causes | 13 | |
| Senility | 1 | 0 |
| Suicide | 0 | 1 |
| Other Voilence | ||
| Other Defined Cuases | l4 | 11 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases, | 1 | 1 |
| Searlet Fever | 0 | 0 |
| Measles | 0 | 0 |
| Encepharlitis, Lethargica | 0 | 1 |
| Police-myelitis | 0 | 0 |
| Causes of death in your Area- 1940. | Total Deaths 322 | |
| All Cuases | 153 | 169 |
| Typhoid and Pafatyphoid Favers | 0 | 0 |
| Cerebro Spiner Fever | 1 | 0 |
| Searlet Fever | 0 | 0 |
| Whooping Cough | 0 | 0 |
| Diphteria | 2 | 0 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 6 | 15 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 0 | 4 |
| Syphilitic Diseases | 3 | 3 |
| Influenza | 6 | 2 |
| Mgasles | 0 | 0 |
| Acuteb Polic-myelitis and Polio-encepharlitis | 0 | 0 |
| Acute infeetious Encephslitis, | 0 | 1 |
| Cancer of cavities and oesophagus(m) uterus (f) | 2 | 1 |
| Cancer of stomach and Duodenum | 6 | 2 |
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