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. Giles District]
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II. PERASITIC DISEASES. | |||||||||||
Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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III. DIETIC DISEASES. | |||||||||||
Want of Breast Milk—Starvation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Scurvy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Chronic Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Delirium Tremens | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
Rheumatism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gout | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Rickets | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | — | — | — | — | 19 | 14 | — | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 4 | 19 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 23 | 32 | 9 | 16 | 7 |
Phthisis | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | 113 | 7 | 1 | 143 | 30 | 84 | 29 |
Other froms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Other Constitutional Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | 29 | 9 | 22 | 139 | 24 | 45 | 239 | 59 | 124 | 56 | |
V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||
Premature Birth | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 27 | 3 | 18 | 6 |
Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | ] | — |
Congenital Malformation | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Old Age | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | 35 | 5 | 22 | 8 |
31 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 31 | 66 | 10 | 42 | 14 | |
VI. LOCAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||
1. DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM. | |||||||||||
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | - | - | - | - | 12 | 32 | - | 44 | 9 | 26 | 9 |
Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | 18 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
Epilepsy | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
Convulsions | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Other Diseases of Nervous system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Carried forward | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 57 | 27 | 113 | 24 | 62 | 27 |