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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30. Other maternal causes | — | — | — |
| 31. Premature birth | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 32. Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 33. Suicide | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 34. Road traffic accidents | — | 1 | 1 |
| 35. Other violent causes | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 36. All other causes | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 165 | 150 | 315 |
| Disease | Total Nos. Notified | Admitted to Hospital | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 4 | 4 | |
| Measles | 75 | 16 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 18 | 11 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| Scarlet Fever | 12 | 9 | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 4 | 4 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorium | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 2 | |
| Polioencephalitis | — | — | — |
| Enteric and Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | — |
| Malaria | 1 | — |
Age
Periods
Scarlet
Fever
Diphtheria
Encephalitis
Puer.
Py.
Erysipelas
Pneu.
monia
Measles
whooping
Cough
Cerebrospinal
Fever
Under 1 yr. 1 — — — — 2 7 2 —
1—3 years 1 — — — — — 11 10 3
3—5„ — — — — — — 27 5 1
5—10 „ 5 1 — — 1 — 30 1 —
10—15„ 4 2 — — — — — — —
15—25 „ — 1 — — — 1 — — —
Over 25 „ 1 — — — 2 1 — — —
Total 12 4 — — 3 4 75 18 4
Ophthalmia Neonatorium
Notified —
Cases treated at home —
Cases treated in hospital —
Vision unimpaired —
Total blindness —
Death —