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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrush | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Actinomycosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Hydatid Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ptomaine Poisoning | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Chronic Alcoholism | 28 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 5 |
| Acute Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Lead Poisoning | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Osteo-arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis | S | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Gout | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 183 | 178 | 187 | 189 | 210 | 216 | 222 | 192 | 200 | 207 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 14 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 12 |
| Purpura Hæmorrhagica | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Hæmophilia | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Anaemia, Leucocythæmia | 16 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Lymphadenoma, Hodgkin's Disease | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Sarcoma | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enlarged Thymus Gland | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Status Lymphaticus | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2. |
| Graves' Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 119 | 116 | 108 | 111 | 119 | 103 | 101 | 105 | 116 | 81 |
| Debility at Birth | 7 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 20 |
| Injury at Birth | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Congenital Defects | 37 | 39 | 45 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 40 |
| Want of Breast Milk | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 129 | 108 | 104 | 107 | 105 | 87 | 88 | 74 | 89 | 54 |
| Dentition | 21 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| Rickets | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Old Age, Senile Decay | 183 | 208 | 201 | 162 | 174 | 249 | 187 | 136 | 159 | 134 |
| Convulsions | 48 | 39 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 13 |
| Meningitis | 16 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 17 |
| Apoplexy | 83 | 83 | 102 | 97 | 98 | 106 | 116 | 69 | 108 | 111 |
| Softening of Brain | 19 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 12 | 6 |
| Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 17 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 |
| Cerebral Abscess, &c. | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of Insane | 29 | 29 | 28 | 39 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 28 | 33 |
| Other forms of Insanity | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Cerebral Tumour | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Chorea | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Epilepsy | 16 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 15 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Locomotor Ataxy | 7 | 5 | G | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Paraplegia, Disease of Spinal Cord | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Peripheral Neuritis | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... |
| Neurasthenia | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sclerosis of Brain | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Progressive Muscular Atrophy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Otitis, Otorrhœa | 7 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Epistaxis, Diseases of Nose | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Ophthalmia, Diseases of Eye | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Mastoiditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Endocarditis, Valvular Diseases of the Heart | 202 | 169 | 159 | 162 | 153 | 153 | 202 | 171 | 209 | 149 |
| Pericarditis | ... | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Hypertrophy of Heart | 6 | 2 | ... | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |