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 1913
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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. |
| Tuberculosis of the Joints | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of other organs | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Disseminated Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rickets | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Syphilis | 14 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Other Venereal Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cancer of the Buccal Cavity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 4 | .. | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Cancer of the Stomach, Liver, etc. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 57 |
| Cancer of the Peritoneum, Intestines and Rectum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| Cancer of the Female Genital organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | 33 | 33 | |
| Cancer of the Breast | •• | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .. | 16 | 16 |
| Cancer of the skin | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Cancer of other or unspeci fied organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| Other Tumours | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Chronic Rheumatism and Rheumatoid Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | •• | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Exophthalmic Goitre | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Anæmia, Leucocythœmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Other General Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Lead Poisoning (Occupational) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Encephalitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ages. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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. |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Simple Meningitis | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Loccmotor Ataxy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Other Diseases of Spinal Cord | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apo piexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 43 | 45 | 88 |
| Softening of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Paralysis, without* specified cause | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | .. | .. | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| Other forms of Mental Alien ation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Infantile Convulsions | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | • • | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Poliomyelitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Peripheral Neuritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Diseases of the Ear | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Acute Endocarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Organic Disease of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 40 | 41 | 25 | 72 | 94 | 166 |
| Angina Pectoris | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 4 |
| Disease of the Arteries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| Embolism and Thrombosis (including Cerebral) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Disease of the Veins | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diseases of the Lymphatic System | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |