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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
Shoreditch 1896
Annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch for the year 1896
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| Convulsions | 60 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 76 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 31 | 77 |
| Dentition | 8 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |||
| Other Nervous Diseases | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| (2) Diseases of Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 6 |
| Acute Endocarditis | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 |
| Valvular Disease of the Heart | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 14 | ... | ... | 17 | 28 | 24 | 30 | 99 |
| Other Diseases of the Heart | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 72 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| (3) Respiratory Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Bronchitis and Emphysema | 88 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 40 | 38 | 3 | 139 | 34 | 59 | 56 | 133 | 282 |
| Pleurisy | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 58 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 3 | ... | 130 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 98 | 220 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Lung Diseases | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| (4) Digestive Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Quinsy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Diseases of Gullet and Stomach | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| Enteritis | 24 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 32 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 37 |
| Peritonitis | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| Hernia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 3 | ... | . . . | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Disease of Pancreas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other Liver Diseases and Jaundice | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Disease of Spleen | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (5) Urinary Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Bright's Disease (Nephritis) | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | ... | 3 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 31 | 70 |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Diseases of Bladder or Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |