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
Southwark 1916
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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| Causes of Death. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (a) Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (b) Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (c) No statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 112 | 77 | 127 | 225 | 120 | 136 | 105 | 95 | 131 | 84 |
| Scarlet Fever | 35 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 28 | 47 | 51 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
| Whooping Cough | 103 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 50 | 38 | 59 | 46 | 44 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 30 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 19 | 37 | 37 | 41 |
| Enteric Fever | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa Dysentery | 59 | 77 | 73 | 49 | 164 | 58 | 139 | 104 | 95 | 56 |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 42 | 111 | 40 | 41 | 107 | 37 | 41 | 103 | 54 | 35 |
| Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 9 |
| Polio-Myelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Chicken Pox | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Rötheln | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Parotitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Vincent's Angina | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Goitre | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Hydrophobia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Glanders, Farcy | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tetanus | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Anthrax, Splenic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cowpox, Accidents of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | 20 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 21 |
| Gonorrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Phagædena | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Pyaemia, Septicæmia | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 6 |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ... | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| Infective Endocarditis | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| Carbuncle | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| Boils | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Cellulitis | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Mastoiditis | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... |
| Tonsillitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malarial Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of Heart. | 17 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Tuberculosis, total | 550 | 522 | 496 | 462 | 413 | 436 | 428 | 427 | 511 | 487 |
| Tubercular Disease of Brain or Meninges, Acute Hydrocephalus | 55 | 47 | 45 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 39 | 53 | 71 | 51 |
| Laryngeal and Pulmonary Phthisis | 425 | 403 | 377 | 368 | 326 | 345 | 354 | 330 | 388 | 391 |
| Tabes Mesenterica, Tubercular Disease of Intestine | 17 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
| General Tuberculosis, Tubercular Disease of undefined position | 38 | 40 | 43 | 29 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 25 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 8 |