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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
Paddington 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | 7 |
| 2.—Diseases of Organs of Special Sense. | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 3.—Diseases of Circulatory System. | ||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | 1 | 2 | . .. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 47 |
| Other Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 109 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4.—Diseases of Respiratory System. | ||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Croup | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |||||
| Emphysema, Asthma | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 13 |
| Bronchitis | 46 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 69 | 57 | 16 | 278 |
| Pneumonia | 29 | 43 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 224 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 11 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 5.—Diseases of Digestive System. | ||||||||||||
| Dentition | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 |
| Sore Throat, Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 10 |
| Enteritis | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 11 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 21 |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 18 |
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 14 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |