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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
Heston and Isleworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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The ratio of notifications to deaths was as follows:—
| Deaths. | Notifications. | Notifications per 100 deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 4 | 14 | 350 |
| Females | 5 | 17 | 340 |
The cases known to exist in the district at the end of the year are shewn in the following tables:—
| Sex. | 0—1 | 1—6 | 5—15 | 15 -25 | 25—35 | 85—45 | 45—55 | 55-65 | 65- | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | ... | 3 | 9 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | .. | 1 | 20 |
| Female | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 22 |
| 42 | ||||||||||
The localisation of the disease in these 42 cases was as
follows:—
Joint Tuberculosis—
Knee 2
Hip 4
— 6
Gland Tuberculosis—
Neck 9
Mesenteric and other 4
— 13
Spinal Tuberculosis 5
Abdomen 13
Skin Tuberculosis 2
Other 3
INVESTIGATION OF OTHER DISEASES.
Cancer.
The number of deaths which have occurred in this district
as due to Cancer is given in the following table for each year
since 1900:—