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
St Giles (Camden) 1896
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1897
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| Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| III. DIETIC DISEASES. | |||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scurvy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chronic Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Delirium Tremens | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Rheumatism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gout | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rickets | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | — | — | — | — | 25 | 11 | — | 36 | 7 | 17 | 12 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Phthisis | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 105 | 5 | 1 | 125 | 15 | 75 | 35 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 135 | 17 | 25 | 200 | 30 | 116 | 54 | |
| V. DEVELofMENTAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Congenital Malformation | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Old Age | — | — | — | — | 2 | 33 | — | 35 | 7 | 22 | 6 |
| 24 | - | - | - | 2 | 33 | 24 | 59 | 14 | 28 | 17 | |
| VI. LOCAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||
| 1. diseases of nervous system. | |||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | - | - | - | - | 29 | 14 | - | 43 | 12 | 23 | 8 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Epilepsy | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Convulsions | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carried forward | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | 37 | 23 | 11 | 73 | 23 | 40 | 10 |