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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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V.—LOCAL DISEASES—
| Convulsions | 63 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 28 | 73 |
| Dentition | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | ... | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Other Nervous Diseases | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| (2) Diseases of Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Acute Endocarditis | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Valvular Disease of the Heart | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 46 |
| Other Diseases of the Heart | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 52 | 103 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| (3) Respiratory Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Bronchitis and Emphysema | 60 | 51 | 1 | ... | 1 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 111 | 52 | 71 | 65 | 111 | 299 | |||
| Pleurisv | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 6 | |
| Pneumonia | 51 | 61 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 25 | ... | 112 | 55 | 38 | 34 | 114 | 241 | |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | |||
| Other Lung Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| (4) Digestive Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diseases of Gullet and Stomach | 11 | 2 | ... | 1 | . . . | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 13 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| Enteritis | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 42 | |||
| Peritonitis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| Hernia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | ||
| Disease of Pancreas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Other Liver Diseases and Jaundice | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Disease of Spleen | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (5) Urinary Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Bright's Disease (Nephritis) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 27 | ... | 4 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 31 | 83 |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diseases of Bladder or Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |