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Heston and Isleworth 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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PREVALENCE OF INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
(Continued)
| 1945 | 1944 | |
|---|---|---|
| Non-notifiable Infectious Diseases. | ||
| German Measles . | 15 | 603 |
| Chicken Pox. | 155 | 578 |
| Mumps. | 78 | 325 |
| Disinfection - no. of rooms disinfected. | 211 | 206 |
| Hospital Treatment of notifiable Infectious Diseases. Total cases treated in hospitals. | 261 | 223 |
| Diphtheria Immunisation. | ||
| No. of attendances at clinics. | 12,033 | 9,299 |
| No. given certificates after immunising. | 1,389 | 1,064 |
| No. submitted to primary Schick test. | 1,766 | 1,090 |
| - Schick positive. | 1,561 | 1,047 |
| - Schick negative. | 63 | 43 |
| No. of cases of diphtheria in immunised persons. | 5 | 2 |
| No. of deaths from diphtheria in immunised persons. | 1 | - |
TABLE OF CAUSES OF DEATHS DURING 1945.
(According to figures furnished by the Registrar General).
| Causes of Death | Civil Residents allages. | |
|---|---|---|
| All causes | Male. | Female. |
| 522 | 403 | |
| 1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fever | - | - |
| 2 Cerebro-spina1 fever | 2 | |
| 3 Scarlet fever | - | |
| 4 Whooping cough | - | |
| 5 Diphtheria | 2 | — |
| 6 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 26 | 17 |
| 7 Other forms of tuberculosis | 6 | 3 |
| 8 Syphilitic diseases | 7 | 1 |
| 9 Influenza | 1 | 2 |
| 10 Measles | 1 | |
| 11 Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | - | |
| 12 Acute infectious encephalitis | — | |
| 13m Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus | 6 | — |
| 13f Cancer of uterus | 9 | |
| 14 Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 20 | 6 |
| 15 Cancer of breast | 1 | 20 |
| 16 Cancer of all other sites | 65 | 35 |
| 17 Diabetes | 1 | 3 |
| 18 Intro-cranial vascular lesions | 33 | 39 |
| 19 Heart disease | 132 | 108 |
| 20 Other diseases of circulatory system | 27 | 12 |
| 21 Bronchitis | 35 | 15 |
| 22 Pneumonia | 23 | 14 |
| 23 Other respiratory diseases | 9 | 6 |
| 24 Ulceration of stomach or duodenum | 11 | 3 |
| 25 Diarrhoea under 2 years | 6 | 6 |
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