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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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Causes of Death
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2. „ —Other | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | 3 | — | 3 |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | — | — | — |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | — | 1 | 1 |
| 8. Measles | — | — | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 3 | 3 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | _ | 1 | 1 |
| 14. Other malignant and lym | |||
| phatic neoplasms | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16. Diabetes | — | 1 | 1 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 12 | 25 | 37 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 22 | 14 | 36 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 19 | 25 | 44 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 6 | 6 | |
| 22. Influenza | 3 | — | 3 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 2 | _ | 2 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 Nephritis and nephrosis | — | 1 | 1 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | — | 6 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | — | 1 | 1 |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 6 | 2 | 8 |