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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Death rates of infants under one year of age
All infanta per 1,000 live births (26) | 35.13 | ||
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births (23) | 32.53 | ||
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births (3) | 90.90 | ||
Total | Rate per 1,000 of estimated population. | ||
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 43 | 1.21 | |
" " Measles (all ages) | - | ||
" " Whooping Cough (all ages) | 3 | .08 | |
Rate per 1,000 live births | |||
" " Diarrhoea (under two years) | 1 | 1.35 |
The Birth, Death and Maternal Mortality rates for England and Wales in 1944 were:-
Birth Rate | 17.6 | |
Still Birth Rate | 0.50 | |
Death Rate | 11.6 | |
Puerperal Sepsis | 0.28 | |
Others | 1.5 | |
Total Maternal Mortality Rate | 1.53 |
CAUSES OF DEATH IN YOUR AREA
Male | Female | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - | - |
2. | Cerebro-spinal fever | - | - | - |
3. | Scarlet fever | - | - | - |
4. | Whooping Cough | - | 3 | 3 |
5. | Diphtheria | 1 | - | 1 |
6. | Tuberculosis of the respiratory system | 11 | 13 | 24 |
7. | Other forms of tuberculosis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
8. | Syphilitic disease | 3 | - | 3 |
9. | Influenza | 2 | 1 | 3 |
10. | Measles | - | - | - |
11. | Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | - | - | - |
12. | Acute infectious encephalitis | - | - | |
13. | Cancer of buccal cavity and eosophagus (M) Uterus (F) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
14. | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 6 | 2 | 8 |
15. | Cancer of breast | - | 4 | 4 |
16. | Cancer of all other sites | 13 | 10 | 23 |
17. | Diabetes | - | 2 | 2 |
18. | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 6 | 3 | 9 |
19. | Heart disease | 35 | 31 | 66 |
20. | Other diseases of the circulatory system | 4 | 6 | 10 |
21. | Bronchitis | 15 | 8 | 23 |
22. | Pneumonia | 7 | 9 | 16 |
23. | Other respiratory diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
24. | Ulceration of the stomach of duodenum | 4 | - | 4 |