Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1909
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Ages. | ||||||||||||||||||
Diseases. | 0-1. | 1-2. | 2-3. | 3-4. | 4-5. | Total under 5. | 5-10. | 10-15. | 15-25. | 25-35. | 35-45. | 45-55. | 55-65. | 65-75. | Over 75. | Males. | Females. | Total all ages. |
Gonorrhoea, Stricture Ure-thra | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Phagedena | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Erysipelas | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 |
Pyaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Infective Endocarditis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Cellulitis | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Other allied Diseases | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Malarial Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - |
Rheumatic Fever | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Rheumatism of Heart | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Tuberculosis of Brain | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | - | 1 | — | 14 | 15 | 29 |
Tuberculosis of Larynx | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — |
Phthisis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 45 | 40 | 32 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 107 | 99 | 206 |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 |
General Tuberculosis | 9 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 15 | 5 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — | 15 | 10 | 25 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Thrush | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
Actinomycosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hydatid Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Scurvy | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Diseases due to Altered Food | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Acute Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Chronic Alcoholis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Chronic Industrial Poison-ings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Chronic Poisonings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Osteo- Arthritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Gout | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Cancer | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | 2 | 17 | 37 | 41 | 32 | 12 | 60 | 83 | 143 |
Diabetes Mellitus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 |