Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Diarrhoea nomenclature.—Various synonyms have been used in certifying
diarrhoea, and these have been variously classed.
The Registrar-General has classed as diarrhoea the following terms: —
Diarrhœa.
Epidemic Diarrhoea.
Intestinal or Enteric Catarrh.
Gastro-intestinal or Gastro-enteric Catarrh.
And as diseases of the Alimentary Canal the following terms : —
Gastro-enteritis.
Muco-enteritis.
Gastric Catarrh.
The Royal College of Physicians have recently recommended the disuse of
these synonyms by the medical profession, and have authorised the use of the
term " Epidemic Enteritis," or " Zymotic Enteritis," with a view to uniform
classification.
Sub-Districts. | Number. | Per 1000 Population. | Per 1000 Total Deaths. |
---|---|---|---|
Regent's Park | 25 | 0.65 | 35.3 |
Tottenham Court | 17 | 0.63 | 29.3 |
Gray's Inn Lane | 16 | 0.53 | 22.4 |
Somers Town | 35 | 1.07 | 42.3 |
Camden Town | 15 | 1.01 | 51.4 |
Kentish Town | 97 | 0.97 | 52.5 |
St. Pancras | 205 | 0.84 | 41.3 |
London | 3744 | 0.82 | 41.8 |