Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1909
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diseases. | 0-1. | 1-2. | 2-3. | 3-4. | 4-5. | Total under 5. | 5-10. | 10-15. | 15-25. | 25-35. | 35-45. | 45-55. | 55-65. | 65-75. | Over 75. | Males. | Females. | Total all ages. |
| Purpura Hemorrhagica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Haemophilia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anaemia, Leucocythemia | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| Premature Birth | 76 | - | - | - | - | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 32 | 76 |
| Injury at Birth | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Atelectasis | 17 | - | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| Congenital Defects | 13 | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Want of Breast Milk | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Atrophy, Debility, Maras-mus | 44 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 19 | 46 |
| Dentition | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rickets | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Old Age. Senile Decay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 20 | 50 | 26 | 47 | 73 |
| Convulsions | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Meningitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Encephalitis | — | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Softening of Brain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| General Paralysis of Insane | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 18 | 5 | 23 |
| Other forms of Insanity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Chorea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Epilepsy | — | - | 1 | -_ | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Cerebral Tumour | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Locomotor Ataxy | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Paraplegia, Diseases of Spinal Cord | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Peripheral Neuritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Otitis, Mastoid Disease | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Disease of Nose Epistaisis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Disease of Eye | — | — | -__ | -_ | _- | -_ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Pericarditis | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |