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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—E. 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 | 85 and up wards | Total. | Under 5 years | |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 124 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 124 | 124 |
| Ateleotasis | 24 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 25 |
| Congenital Malformations | 18 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 19 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 76 | 118 | 47 | 242 | ... |
| VI—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| 1.—Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 19 | 50 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 86 | 69 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 54 | 66 | 38 | 7 | 221 | 1 |
| Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 63 | ... |
| Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | 36 | 2 |
| Convulsions | 63 | 19 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 84 | 82 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 11 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 15 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 19 | 1 |
| Other Disease of Nervous System | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 12 | ... |
| 2.— Organs of Special Sense (e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 5 |
| 3.—Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ... | 51 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 52 | 45 | 17 | 3 | 206 | 3 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 13 | ... |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 9 | 1 |
| 4.—Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 3 | 9 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 18 | 12 |
| Croup | 7 | 19 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 26 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | ... | 37 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 170 | 118 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 51 | 96 | 121 | 48 | 7 | 661 | 288 |
| Pneumonia | 29 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 165 | 61 |
| Pleurisy | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | 36 | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | 25 | 7 |
| 5.—Digestive System. | |||||||||||||
| Dentition | 26 | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61 | 61 |
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 5 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 7 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 21 | 7 |
| Enteritis | 17 | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 29 | 22 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | ... | 31 | 5 |
| Peritonitis | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 7 |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | ... | 49 | ... |
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | ... | 34 | 8 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 16 | 4 |
| 6.—Lymphatic System. (e.g., of Lymphatics and of Spleen) ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 7.—Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use (e.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 8.—Urinary System. | |||||||||||||
| Nephritis | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | ... | 62 | 2 |
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ... | 15 | ... | |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 14 | 1 |