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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| Appendicitis | - | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Obstruction of intestine | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | - | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 18 |
| Other diseases of intestine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 8 | — | — | 48 |
| Other diseases of liver | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 |
| Peritonitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Retro peritoneal tumour | — | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Abscess of liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | 1 |
| Myxœdema | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 |
| Mediastinal tumour | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Thyroid tumour | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | - | 2 |
| Acute nephritis | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Bright's disease, albuminuria | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 6 | — | 95 |
| Calculus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Diseases of bladder or prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 11 | 6 | — | 19 |
| Pyelitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Disease of testis and penis | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Diseases of ovaries, uterus, &c. | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 |
| Abortion, miscarriage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Placenta prævia, Flooding | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal thrombosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Arthritis, ostitis, periostis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 6 |
| Pemphigus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Deaths from External Causes. | ||||||||||||||
| By accident or negligence:— | ||||||||||||||
| By vehicular traffic | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | '2 | — | — | 14 |
| „ machinery | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | - | 3 |
| In building operations | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | - | 2 |
| „ conflagrations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | - | 2 |
| By burns, scalds, explosions | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | . — | — | 2 | — | — | - | 9 |
| „ weapons and implements | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| „ poisons or poisonous vapours | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |