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Paddington 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Report of Medical Officer of Health.

Table: TABLE III.—continued. Females.

TABLE III.—continued. Females.

Diseases.AGES.All Ages.
0-1-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75-85-
II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Thrush and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases1..............................1
Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases1..............................1
III.—DIETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast Milk, Starvation5..............................5
Chronic Alcoholism...............1121......5
IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Bheumatic Fever, Bheumatism of the Heart......3...1...1............5
Bheumatism...............1.........3...4
Gout...........................1...1
Bickets...1...........................1
Cancer, Malignant Disease.........12820201610...79
Tabes Mesenterica63...............1.........10
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus556...1..................17
Phthisis2191314181031...71
Other Forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula...2...2...1...2.........7
Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythaemia...1............1......1...3
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus.....................131...5
V.—DEVELOPMENTAL
DISEASES.
Premature Birth28..............................28
Atelectasis6..............................6
Congenital Malformations2......1.....................3
Old Age........................5201540
VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
1.—Diseases of Nervous System.
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes22...l11...............7
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis......1...11372412352
Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane.........1...113.........6
Epilepsy............1...1...1......3
Convulsions91...........................10
Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis)1..............................1
Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans.....................1.........1
Other Diseases of Nervous System...............211...2...6
2.—Diseases of Organs of Special Sense.
(e.g., of Ear, Eye, and Nose)......2........................2