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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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Table III
| Age Periods | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Scarlet Fever | Measles | Whooping Cough | Acute Poliomyelitis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralytic | Non-Paralytic | |||||
| Under 1 year | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1-2 years | — | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | — |
| 3-4 years | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 5-9 years | — | 13 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 10-14 years | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15-24 years | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 25 and over | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Age unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 22 | 25 | 2 | — | — |
| Dysentary | Food Poisoning | Meningococcal infection | Pneumonia | Erysipealas | Puerperal Pyrexia | |
| Under 5 years | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5-14 years | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 15-44 years | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 |
| 45-64 years | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 65 and over | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Age unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Table IV
Tuberculosis
| Age Periods | New cases | Deaths | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |
| Under 5 years | — | — | — | — |
| 5-14 years | 1 | — | — | — |
| 15-24 years | — | — | — | — |
| 25-44 years | 2 | — | — | — |
| 45-64 years | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Over 65 years | — | — | 1 | — |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
GENERAL HEALTH MATTERS, INCLUDING
INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL
Tuberculosis
Seven cases of respiratory tuberculosis and two cases
of non-respiratory tuberculosis were notified during the year,
one of the pulmonary cases being a child of under fourteen
years of age. There were two deaths from respiratory
tuberculosis, one of which was in the over 65 years age
group.
Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus and Poliomyelitis
No cases of diphtheria occurred in the district during
the year and it is now 12 years since a case was notified.
There were no cases of paralytic poliomyelitis, and only
two of whooping cough.