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
St Giles (Camden) 1893
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1894
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| II. Parasitic diseases. | |||||||||||
| Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| III. DIETIC DISEASES. | |||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk—Starvation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scurvy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chronic Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delirium Tremens | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
| IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Rheumatism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gout | —_ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Rickets | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | — | — | — | — | 22 | 7 | — | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Phthisis | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 93 | 6 | 3 | 116 | 20 | 74 | 22 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 12 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis. Leucocythæmia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 124 | 14 | 34 | 200 | 43 | 110 | 47 | |
| V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Atelectasis | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Congenital Malformation | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Old Age | — | — | — | — | 3 | 39 | — | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 |
| 22 | — | — | — | 3 | 39 | 22 | 64 | 25 | 22 | 17 | |
| VI. LOCAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||
| 1. diseases OF NERVOUS system. | |||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 16 | — | 42 | 6 | 28 | 8 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | — | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| Epilepsy | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Convulsions | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carried forward | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 36 | 30 | 32 | 81 | 17 | 52 | 12 |