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 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| AGES. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 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 | Total | under 5 years | |
| Insanity,General Paralysis of the lnsane | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 72 | ... |
| Epilepsy | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | ... | 36 | 2 |
| Convulsions | 23 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 95 | 92 | |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm ot Glottis) | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 11 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 13 | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 19 | 6 | |||
| 2. Organs of Special Sense. — (e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose) | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 |
| ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 1 | ... | 57 | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Heart | ... | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 56 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 13 | ||
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 12 | |||
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| 4. Respiratory System.—Laryngitis | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 10 | |
| Croup | 1 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 15 | |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | ... | 27 | ... | |
| Bronchitis | 156 | 93 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 103 | 120 | 65 | 9 | 663 | 249 | ||
| Pneumonia | 52 | 62 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 24 | 13 | ... | 265 | 114 | ||
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 23 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 11 | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 16 | |
| 5. Digestive System.—Dentition | 33 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47 | |||
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Diseases of Stomach | 5 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 23 | 6 |
| Enteritis | 10 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 17 | 13 | |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 6 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ... | 31 | 6 |
| Peritonitis | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | 18 | ... | |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 3 | ... | 56 | ... |
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 5 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 2 | 3 | ... | l | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 5 |
| 6. Lymphatic System.— (e g., of Lymphatics and of Spleen) | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 3 |
| 7. Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use.— (e.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 8. Urinary System.—Nephritis | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | ... |
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | ... | l | ... | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 1 | ... | 52 | 1 |
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | ... |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... |
| 9. Reproductive System. | |||||||||||||
| A—Of Organs of Generation. Female Organs | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 13 | ... |
| B—Of Parturition. Abortion, Miscarriage | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Puerperal Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
| Placenta prævia, Flooding | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Other Accidents of Child Birth | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 3 |
| 10. Bones and Joints.—Caries, Necrosis | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Bones and Joints | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| 11. Integumentary System.— Carbuncle. Phlegmon | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Integumentary System | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 1 |
| VII —Deaths from Violence. | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | ... | 52 | 6 | |
| Cut, Stab | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Burn, Scald | 3 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 20 | 12 |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Drowning | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Suffocation | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 | 47 |
| Otherwise | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Murder | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 |
| 3. Suicide.- Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... |
| Drowning | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 15 | ... |
| Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| VIII.—Deaths from Ill-defined and not Specified Causes. | |||||||||||||
| Dropsy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 180 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | 201 | 188 |
| Mortification | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... |
| Tumour | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Abscess | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 |
| Hæmorrhage | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Causes net Specified or Ill-defined | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | |