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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 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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| Convulsions | 99 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 115 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 37 | 115 |
| Dentition | 11 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Other Nervous Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| (2) Diseases of Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Valvular Disease of the Heart | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | 4 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 40 |
| Other Diseases of the Heart | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 28 | 10 | ... | ... | 26 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 111 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
| (3) Respiratory Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bronchitis and Emphysema | 69 | 40 | 3 | ... | 2 | 8 | 27 | 18 | 57 | 56 | 5 | 109 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 96 | 285 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| Pneumonia | 64 | 79 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 143 | 34 | 51 | 48 | 101 | 234 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Other Lung Diseases | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| (4) Digestive Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Gullet and Stomach | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Enteritis | 28 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 33 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 41 |
| Peritonitis | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| Hernia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | .2 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Disease of Pancreas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Liver Diseases and Jaundice | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Disease of Spleen | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (5) Urinary Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Bright's Disease (Nephritis) | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 11 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 49 |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Diseases of Bladder or Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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