London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1894
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch for the year 1894
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| (1) Diseases of the Nervous System—cont. | |||||||||||||||||
| Convulsions | 69 | 10 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 79 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 82 |
| Teething | 16 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Other Nervous Diseases | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| (2) Diseases of Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Heart Disease | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 29 | 14 | ... | 4 | 17 | 21 | 31 | 66 | 135 |
| Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 |
| (8) Respiratory Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Bronchitis | 78 | 59 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 19 | 49 | 40 | 5 | 182 | 82 | 82 | 60 | 130 | 304 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 50 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 12 | ... | 105 | 27 | 52 | 52 | 85 | 216 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Lung Diseases | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| (4) Digestive Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Gullet and Stomach | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| Enteritis | 15 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 21 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
| Peritonitis | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Hernia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Disease of Pancreas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Other Liver Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Disease of Spleen | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| (5) Urinary Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Bright's Disease (Nephritis) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 49 |
| Other Kidney Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Diseases of Bladder or Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| (6) Diseases of Generative System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Abortion | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Child-birth | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Other Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |