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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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New Cases Deaths
| Age Periods | Respiratory | Non. Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 yr. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1— 5 Years | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5—15 „ | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15—25 „ | 4 | 13 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 25—35 „ | 8 | 10 | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | — |
| 35—45 „ | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 45—65 ,, | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| Over 65 ,, | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Total | 35 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — |
Tuberculosis.
Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis are almost
the same as for 1946, the figure being 76 as compared
with 74, deaths from this cause are exactly the same as
in 1946. The overcrowded conditions under which many
people are living, resulting from the acute shortage of
houses is almost certainly helping to keep the numbers
of new notifications at a comparatively high figure, but
it must also be remembered that a number of these
cases are mild ones which have been detected at an early
stage by the use of mass radiography. The adequate
housing of persons suffering from active pulmonary
tuberculosis and their families is essential if increases
in new cases of this disease are to be prevented.
Maternal Mortality.
It is gratifying to report that there have been no
cases of maternal mortality during the year.
Housing.
There is still a considerable amount of overcrowding
in the district, three and even four families having to
live in a single house. These families are mostly young
couples, living often with their parents and in many
cases trying to raise a young family under most difficult