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
Shoreditch 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| (1) Diseases of the Nervous System—cont. | |||||||||||||||||
| Convulsions | 75 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 94 | 15 | 24 | 17 | 38 | 94 |
| Teething | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Other Nervous Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ... | 9 |
| (2) Diseases of Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Heart Disease | ... | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 38 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 48 | 26 | 68 | 169 |
| Diseases of Blood Vessel | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| (3) Respiratory Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Bronchitis | 86 | 61 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 32 | 74 | 63 | 3 | 147 | 33 | 107 | 93 | 146 | 379 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 81 | 92 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 11 | ... | 173 | 41 | 68 | 65 | 114 | 288 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other Lung Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| (4) Digestive Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Gullet and Stomach | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Enteritis | 23 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 28 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 31 |
| Peritonitis | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | ... | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| Hernia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Disease of Pancreas | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| Other Liver Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| Disease of Spleen | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (5) Urinary Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Bright's Disease (Nephritis) | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ... | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 57 |
| Other Kidney Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Diseases of Bladder or Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 |
| (6) Diseases of Generative System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Abortion | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Child.birth | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Other Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 8 |