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
St Giles (Camden) 1861
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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| Cases occurring— | Within Walls of Workhouse, (Infirmary and Inmates). | Among Out-Patients attending at Workhouse. | Among Patients visited at their own homes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Quarters of the Year. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Whole Year. | First. | Second | Third. | Fourth | whole Year. | First Quarter. | SecondQuarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Whole Year. | ||||||||||
| Cases. | New Cases. | Deaths | New Cases. | Deaths | New Cases. | Death. | New Cases. | Deaths | New Cases | Deaths | New cases. No deaths. | New Cases. | Deaths | New Cases | Deaths | New Cases. | Deaths | New Cases. | Deaths | New Cases. | Deaths | ||||
| Of all Diseases | 248 | 71 | 236 | 50 | 253 | 32 | 352 | 61 | 1089 | 214 | 923 | 1081 | 1442 | 902 | 4348 | 546 | 85 | 393 | 42 | 401 | 68 | 525 | 63 | 1865 | 258 |
| Small Pox | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | 38 | — | 16 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 66 | 37 | 11 | 9 | — | 21 | — | 56 | 3 | 123 | 14 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 18 | 3 | 25 | 5 | ||
| Hooping Cough | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | — | 17 | 27 | 16 | 30 | 215 | 163 | 424 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 65 | 11 | |||
| Diarrhoea | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 62 | 124 | 368 | 100 | 654 | 14 | 17 | 43 | — | 10 | — | 84 | 2 | |||
| Continued Fever and Febricula | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 22 | 3 | 39 | 7 | 72 | 82 | 132 | 80 | 366 | 37 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 53 | 3 | 68 | 11 | 201 | 18 |
| Ague | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 10 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| Bronchitis (acute and chronic) | 57 | 24 | 26 | 7 | 23 | t | 71 | 11 | 177 | 48 | 296 | 251 | 40 | 27 | 614 | 116 | 19 | 45 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 212 | 34 |
| Inflammation of the Lungs & Pleural | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 62 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 71 | 25 | |
| Consumptive Diseases | 29 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 27 | 19 | 96 | 59 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 19 | 92 | 10 | 28 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 102 | 37 | |
| Ophthalmia | 5 | — | 7 | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | 24 | — | 23 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 80 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | |