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 Pancras 1918
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918
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Table No. 3.
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | Total under 5 years | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upwards | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Diseases. | 88 | 105 | 128 | 321 | 83 | 52 | 194 | 245 | 218 | 235 | 192 | 157 | 56 | 1 | 1754 |
| Diseases of the Nervous System and of the Organs of Special Sense | 10 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 33 | 46 | 57 | 34 | 2 | 240 |
| Diseases of the Circulatory System | 5 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 52 | 95 | 146 | 92 | 17 | 483 |
| Diseases of the Respiratory System | 62 | 48 | 42 | 152 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 60 | 73 | 85 | 107 | 60 | 13 | 646 |
| Diseases of the Digestive System | 42 | 5 | 9 | 56 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 17 | 13 | — | 158 |
| Non-Venereal Diseases of the Genito-Urinary System and Annexa | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 135 |
| The Puerparal State | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Diseases of the Skin and of the Cellular Tissue | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | 18 |
| Diseases of the Bones and of the Organs of Locomotion | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Malformations | 17 | 1 | 2 | 20 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| Diseases of Early Infancy | 107 | 3 | — | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 |
| Old Age | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 53 | 97 | 52 | 206 |
| Affections produced by External Causes | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 119 |
| Ill-defined Causes | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 |
| Totals | 340 | 176 | 199 | 715 | 127 | 79 | 249 | 349 | 371 | 452 | 503 | 585 | 389 | 95 | 3914 |