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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) 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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| II. PARTASITIC DESEASES. | |||||||||||
| Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| III. DIETIC DISEASES. | |||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk—Starvation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scurvy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chronic Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Delirium Tremens | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart . | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Rheumatism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gout | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cancer, Malignant Diseases | — | — | — | — | 22 | 7 | — | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Phthisis | — | — | 3 | 13 | 105 | 3 | — | 124 | 24 | 67 | 33 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 10 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 6 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 140 | 10 | 27 | 199 | 45 | 99 | 55 | |
| V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Congenital Malformation | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Old Age | — | — | — | — | 2 | 34 | — | 36 | 10 | 20 | 6 |
| 37 | — | — | — | 2 | 34 | 37 | 73 | 26 | 34 | 13 | |
| VI. LOCAL DISEASES | |||||||||||
| 1. DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM. | |||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | — |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | — | — | — | — | 19 | 22 | — | 41 | 11 | 26 | 4 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Epilepsy | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 2 |
| Convulsions | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spas, of Glottis) | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other Disease of Nervous System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carried forward | 16 | 5 | — | 2 | 39 | 28 | 21 | 90 | 32 | 48 | 10 |
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