London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — |
| 3. Scarlet fever | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping cough | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| 6. Tuberculosis of the respiratory system | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 7. Other forms of tuberculosis | 2 | — | 2 |
| 8. Syphilitic disease | — | — | — |
| 9. Influenza | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10. Measles | 1 | — | 1 |
| 11. Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | — | — | — |
| 12. Acute infectious encephalitis | — | — | — |
| 13. Cancer of buccal cavity and eosophagus (M) Uterus (F) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 15. Cancer of breast | — | 4 | 4 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 20 | 10 | 30 |
| 17. Diabetes | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 5 | 19 | 24 |
| 19. Heart disease | 34 | 41 | 75 |
| 20. Other diseases of the circulatory system | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 24. Ulceration of the stomach or duodenum | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 25. Diarrhoea (under two years of age) | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 26. Appendicitis | — | 1 | 1 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 28. Nephritis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 29. Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | — | — |