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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 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 3—A. Continued.
| 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 | 85and upwards | Total | Under 5 Years | |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Premature Birth. | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 28 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 30 | 36 | 19 | 86 | ... |
| VI—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| 1.—Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 1 | 14 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 20 | 15 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 62 | ... |
| Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | ... | ||
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | ... |
| Convulsions | 12 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 16 | 15 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Other Disease of Nervous System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| 2.— Organs of Special Sense (e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose) | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| 3.— Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ...... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 19 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 52 | ... |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4.—Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 |
| Croup | 2 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 9 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ... | 23 | ... |
| Bronchitis... | 48 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 60 | 20 | 3 | 251 | 82 |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | ... | 2 | 60 | 21 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 14 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| 5.—Digestive System. | |||||||||||||
| Dentition | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 13 |
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Diseases of Stomach | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Enteritis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 9 | ... |
| Peritonitis | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 15 | ... |
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| 6—Lymphatic System. (e.g., of Lymphatics and of Spleen) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 7.— Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use. (e.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 8.—Urinary System. | |||||||||||||
| Nephritis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... |
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 17 | 2 |
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 |