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
Lewisham 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham District]
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| Gout | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Rickets | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 88 | 20 | ||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | 7 | 8 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||
| Phthisis | 1 | 1 | 20 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 111 | ||||
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | ||||
| Purpura, Hsemorrhagic Diathesis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Anajmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythsemia | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| Other Constitutional Diseases | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 34 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 280 | 30 | ||
| V. Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 42 | 42 | |||||||||||
| Atelectasis | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Old Age | 12 | 53 | 27 | 92 | |||||||||
| 58 | 12 | 53 | 27 | 150 | |||||||||
| VI. Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 98 | 12 |
By filling in this Column the Statistics of Table III. will be made comparable with those of the Weekly and Quarterly Returns of
the Registrar-General, and also available for the Reports required by the Local Government Board.