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
St Pancras 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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SUMMARY OF DISEASES OF TABLES IIIA, B, C, D, E, F, G, H.
| Regent's Park. | Tottenham Court | Gray's Inn Lane. | Somers Town. | Camden Town. | Kentish Town. | Uncertain. | St. Pancras Parish. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||
| 1. Miasmatic Diseases | 52 | 44 | 55 | 70 | 23 | 105 | 2 | 350 |
| 2. Diarrbœal ,, | 45 | 22 | 51 | 46 | 17 | 85 | ... | 266 |
| 3. Malarial ,, | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 4. Zoogenous ,, | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 5. Venereal ,, | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 39 |
| 6. Septic „ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 8 | ... | 32 |
| II.—Parasitic Diseases | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 8 |
| III.—Dietic Disease | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 46 |
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases | 162 | 112 | 142 | 151 | 53 | 251 | 33 | 904 |
| V.—Developmental Diseases | 49 | 47 | 55 | 79 | 30 | 92 | 113 | 465 |
| VI.—Local Diseases. | ||||||||
| 1. Diseases of Nervous System | 61 | 43 | 88 | 73 | 24 | 185 | 85 | 559 |
| 2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 |
| 8. Diseases of Circulatory System | 53 | 38 | 44 | 46 | 16 | 106 | 17 | 320 |
| 4. Diseases of Respiratory System | 151 | 111 | 148 | 206 | 63 | 321 | 45 | 1045 |
| 5. Diseases of Digestive System | 42 | 29 | 23 | 43 | 12 | 88 | 6 | 243 |
| 6. Diseases of Lymphatic System | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 8 |
| 7. Diseases of Gland like Organs of Uncertain Use | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 8. Diseases of Uriuary System | 11 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 4 | 110 |
| 9. Diseases of Reproductive System. | ||||||||
| 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 13 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | ... | 22 | |
| 10. Diseases of Bones and Joints | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | 12 |
| 11. Diseases of Integumentary System | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 |
| VII.—Violence. | ||||||||
| 1. Accident or Negligence | 19 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 11 | 133 |
| 2. Homicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 3. Suicide | 7 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | ... | 40 |
| 4. Exection | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| VIII.—Ill-defined and not Specified Cases | 32 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 19 | 90 | 5 | 237 |
| Total | 714 | 529 | 694 | 832 | 295 | 1480 | 334 | 4877 |