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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 1893
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch for the year 1893
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v.—LOCAL DISEASES.—
| Convulsions | 47 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 56 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 58 |
| Teething | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Other Nervous Diseases | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | l | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| (2) Diseases of Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Aneurism | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Heart Disease | ... | 1 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 36 | 26 | ... | 1 | 21 | 39 | 28 | 76 | 164 |
| Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| (3) Respiratory Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Bronchitis | 88 | 64 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 15 | 91 | 62 | 4 | 152 | 48 | 104 | 79 | 157 | 388 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Pneumonia | 54 | 76 | 17 | 11 | 26 | 42 | 36 | 16 | 40 | 18 | ... | 130 | 50 | 66 | 71 | 149 | 336 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Other Lung Diseases | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| (4) Digestive Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Quinsy | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Diseases of Gullet and Stomach | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| Enteritis | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 30 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 38 | |
| Peritonitis | ... | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| Hernia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 7 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| Other Liver Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Disease of Spleen | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| (5) Urinary Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Bright's Disease | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 5 | ... | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 55 |
| Other Kidney Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Diseases of Bladder or Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| (6) Diseases of Generative System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Child-birth | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Other Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 5 |
| (7) Diseases of Bones and Joints. | |||||||||||||||||
| Caries and Necrosis | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |