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 1919
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1919
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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 | 42 | 80 | 43 | 115 | 29 | 28 | 81 | 129 | 120 | 143 | 187 | 123 | 40 | 2 | 997 |
| Diseases of the Nervous System and of the Organs of Special Sense | 14 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 38 | 24 | 7 | 183 |
| Diseases of the Circulatory System | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 67 | F2 | 142 | 83 | 16 | 462 |
| Diseases of the Respiratory System | 56 | 25 | 18 | 99 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 51 | 72 | 108 | 88 | 30 | 516 |
| Diseases of the Digestive System | 57 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 174 |
| Non-Venereal Diseases of the Genito-Urinary System and Annexa | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 101 |
| The Puerperal State | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| Diseases of the Skin and of the Cellular Tissue | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | __ | 20 | |
| Diseases of the Bones and of the Organs of Locomotion | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Malformations | 81 | — | — | 31 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 |
| Diseases of Early Infancy | 126 | 1 | — | 127 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 |
| Old Age | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 40 | 88 | 56 | 187 | |
| Affections produced by External Causes | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 108 | |
| Ill-defined Causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 336 | 73 | 77 | 486 | 63 | 53 | 124 | 202 | 223 | 834 | 445 | 515 | 365 | 120 | 2930 |