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
City of Westminster 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Premature birth | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66 |
| Debility at birth | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| Injury at birth | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Congenital defects | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
| Want of breast milk | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Atrophy, debility, marasmus | 22 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 24 |
| Dentition | 8 | 3 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Rickets | 8 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 9 |
| Old age, senile decay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 60 | 38 | 112 |
| Convulsions | 34 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | 36 |
| Meningitis | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 |
| Apoplexy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 92 |
| Softening of brain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 14 |
| Hemiplegia, brain paralysis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 41 |
| Cerebral abscess, &c. | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Insanity, general paralysis of insane | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 |
| Other forms of insanity | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 15 |
| Cerebral tumour | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 |
| Chorea | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Epilepsy | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 12 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Locomotor Ataxy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Paraplegia, disease of spinal cord | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7 |
| Paralysis agitans | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Peripheral neuritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Cerebral atrophy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Neuritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | 1 |
| Otitis, otorrhœa | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Epistaxis, diseases of nose | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia, diseases of eye | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Endocarditis, valvular diseases of the heart | - | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 75 |
| Pericarditis | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | 2 |