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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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| 16. Diabetes | — | 3 | 3 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 16 | 24 | 40 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 46 | 23 | 69 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 26 | 43 | 69 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 22. Influenza | 2 | -) | 4 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 17 | 20 | 37 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | — | 1 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | — | 4 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | — | —- | — |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| 33. Motor vehicles, accidents | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 34. All other accidents | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 35. Suicide | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | 1 | — | 1 |
| 229 | 213 | 442 |
Table II Notifiable Diseases other than Tuberculosis
| Disease | Corrected Notifications | Admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Measles | 433 | 15 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 38 | 1 | — |
| Acute Primary or Influenzal Pneumonia | 13 | 5 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 70 | 3 | — |
| Ac. Encephalitis | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | — |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | — | 1 | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis (iNon-Paralytic) | — | — | — |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | — | — | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 40 | 6 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 7 | 1 | — |
| Meningococcal infection | — | 1 | 1 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — |
Table III
Age
Periods
Ophthalmia
Neonatorum
Scarlet
Fever
Measles
Whooping
Cough
Acute
Poliomyelitis
Paralytic
nonParalytic
Under 1 year — 1 10 3 — —
1-2 years — 6 87 11 — —
3-4 years — 11 108 13 — —
5-9 years — 41 222 7 — —
10-14 years — 10 1 3 — —
15-24 years — 1 1 1 — —
25 and over — — — — — —
Age unknown — — 4 — — —
Total — 70 433 38 —