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
Paddington 1914
Report on the vital statistics and the work of the Public Health Department for the years 1914-18 (inclusive)
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appendix : deaths in local public institutions. 57
| Causes of Death. | Work house. | Infirmary. | Lock Hosp. | Child ren's Hosp. | St Mary's Hosp. | Women's Hosp. for Children. | Nursing Homes. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | 49 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | 39 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | ... | 9 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 1 | 10 | ... | 6 | 16 | 11 | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 10 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | 18 | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Acute Phthisis | 6 | 261 | ... | 6 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| Tub. Meningitis A. Hydrocephalus | ... | 21 | ... | 48 | 29 | 7 | ... |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | ... | 51 | 1 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| Syphilis | 9 | 24 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer | 30 | 162 | 1 | 192 | ... | 57 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | 4 | ... | 6 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | 6 | ... | 24 | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Simple Meningitis | ... | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ... | |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 24 | 31 | ... | ... | 20 | ... | 9 |
| Convlsuions | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Heart Disease | 137 | 199 | ... | 6 | 62 | 2 | 12 |
| Bronchitis | 100 | 89 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 7 | 83 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 4 | 25 | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 29 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 9 | |
| Other Diseases of the Respiratory Organs | ... | 12 | ... | 7 | 8 | ... | 2 |
| Diseases of the Stomach | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | 36 | 1 | 3 |
| Diarrhæa and Enteritis | 4 | 145 | 1 | 79 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Appendicitis | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | 53 | ... | 5 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 1 | 20 | ... | 11 | 60 | ... | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | 21 | ... | 2 | 13 | ... | 4 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 7 | 36 | ... | 9 | 61 | 1 | 3 |
| Tumours (N.—M.), &c., Fem.Genital Organs | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 13 | ... | 7 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | 13 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Defects | 3 | 8 | ... | 36 | 9 | 3 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 11 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Developmental Diseases | 1 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Old Age | 178 | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Suicide | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | 20 | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Violence | 6 | 84 | 1 | 24 | 207 | 4 | 3 |
| Homicide | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Ill-defined Causes | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| All other Causes | 65 | 129 | 3 | 46 | 201 | 2 | 36 |
| All Causes | 625 | 1700 | 83 | 476 | 1184 | 43 | 205 |
| Non-Residents | 44 | 69 | 76 | 356 | 888 | 28 | 115 |
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