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
Southwark 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Causes of Death. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918 | 1919 | 1920. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrush | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Actinomycosis | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hydatid Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ptomaine Poisoning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism | 14 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Lead Poisoning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Osteo-arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Gout | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 210 | 216 | 222 | 192 | 200 | 207 | 241 | 203 | 220 | 221 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 13 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 12 |
| Purpura Hæmorrhagica | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hæmophilia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anosmia, Leucocythæmia | 11 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Lymphadenoma, Hodgkin's Disease | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Sarcoma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Enlarged Thymus Gland | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Status Lymphaticus | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Grave's Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Enlarged Thyroid Gland | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 119 | 103 | 101 | 105 | 116 | 81 | 74 | 69 | 79 | 68 |
| Debility at Birth | 5 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 25 |
| Injury at Birth | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Congenital Defects | 20 | 20 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 30 | 16 | 22 | 42 |
| Want of Breast Milk | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 105 | 87 | 88 | 74 | 89 | 54 | 19 | 37 | 42 | 80 |
| Deatition | 5 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 |
| Rickets | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Old Age, Senile Decay | 174 | 249 | 187 | 136 | 159 | 134 | 118 | 120 | 109 | 175 |
| Convulsions | 31 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Meningitis | 25 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Apoplexy | 98 | 106 | 116 | 69 | 108 | 111 | 95 | 95 | 91 | 95 |
| Softening of Brain | 10 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ... | 2 |
| Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Cerebral Abscess, &c. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of Insane | 16 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 19 |
| Other forms of Insanity | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Cerebral Tumour | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Chorea | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Epilepsy | 15 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 8 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Locomotor Ataxy | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Paraplegia, Disease of Spinal Cord | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Peripheral Neuritis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Neurasthenia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Sclerosis of Brain | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Progressive Muscular Atrophy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Otitis, Otorrhæa | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Epistaxis, Diseases of Nose | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia, Diseases of Eye | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Endocarditis, Valvular Diseases of the Heart | 153 | 153 | 202 | 171 | 209 | 149 | 155 | 171 | 176 | 168 |
| Pericarditis | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Hypertrophy of Heart | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |