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 1911
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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. | 75-85. | Over 85. | Males. | Females. | Total All Ages. |
| Hœmophilia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Premature Birth | 85 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 85 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48 | 37 | 85 |
| Injury at Birth | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Atelectasis | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Congenital Defects | 10 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Septic Infection of Umbilicus | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 55 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 59 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31 | 28 | 59 |
| Dentition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rickets | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | |
| Old Age, Senile Decay | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 36 | 22 | 29 | 46 | 75 |
| Convulsions | 8 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Meningitis | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Encephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Softening of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| General Paralysis of Insane | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| Other forms of Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Cerebral Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Locomotor Ataxy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Paraplegia, Diseases of Spinal Cord | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
| System | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Otitis, Mastoid Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Diseases of Nose, Epistasis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |