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
Lewisham 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham
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| Rickets | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 98 | 15 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ... |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | ... |
| Phthisis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 102 | 4 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, Lcucocythasmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 1 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| 21 | 31 | 13 | 25 | 36 | 40 | 35 | 42 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 285 | ||
| V. Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 | ... |
| Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 52 | 34 | 101 | ... |
| 64 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 52 | 34 | 165 | ... | |
| VI. Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| 1.—Diseases of Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemi | |||||||||||||
| plegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 62 | 2 |
| *By filling in this Column the Statistics of Table III. will be made comparable witb those of the Weekly and Quarterly Returns of the Registrar-General, and also available for the Reports required by the Local Government Board. | |||||||||||||