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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| 4. Diseases of respiratory system. | |||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Croup | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... | 11 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 44 | 21 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 139 | 8 |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 2 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System —Influenza | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 1 |
| 5.— Diseases of Digestive System— | |||||||||||||
| Dentition | 13 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... |
| Sore Throat, Quinsy | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 10 | ... |
| Enteritis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... | 12 | 1 |
| Peritonitis | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 16 | 3 |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 17 | 2 |
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| (e.g of Lymphatics and of Spleen) | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
•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.