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
West Ham 1899
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1899
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| All ages. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-20 | 20-40 | 40-60 | 60-80 | 80 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickets | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Cancer | 171 | — | — | 1 | 14 | 92 | 60 | 4 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 82 | 53 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Tubercular Meningitis | 57 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Phthisis | 360 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 154 | 122 | 25 | |
| Scrofula, Tuberculosis | 57 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| Other Constitutional Dis | ||||||||
| eases | 24 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | |
| Premature Birth | 154 | 154 | ||||||
| Atelectasis | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 29 | 29 | ||||||
| Old Age | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | 74 |
| Apoplexy | 134 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 69 | 14 | ||
| Epilepsy | 9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Convulsions | 150 | 133 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 126 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 5 |
| Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Diseases of Circulatory System | 344 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 52 | 128 | 122 | 5 |
| Croup | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| Bronchitis | 663 | 200 | 127 | 11 | 21 | 101 | 177 | 26 |
| Pneumonia | 267 | 49 | 58 | 16 | 40 | 72 | 30 | |
| Pleurisy | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 43 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 12 | |
| Dentition | 31 | 22 | 9 | |||||
| Quinsy, Sore Throat | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Enteritis | 287 | 221 | 46 | 1 | _ | 2 | 11 | 6 |
| Peritonitis | 17 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 |