Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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.
| let Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Year 1887. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I,_Specific and Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases : | |||||
| 1. Miasmatic Diseases | 110 | 119 | 137 | 124 | 490 |
| 2. Diarrhœal ,, | 12 | 16 | 193 | 9 | 230 |
| 3. Malarial ,, | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 4. Zoogenous ,, | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 5. Venereal ,, | 13 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 34 |
| 6. Septic „ | 12 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 49 |
| II.—Parasitic Diseases | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| III.—Dietic Diseases | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 |
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases | 210 | 211 | 214 | 233 | 868 |
| V.—Developmental Diseases | 116 | 102 | 88 | 98 | 404 |
| VI.—Local Diseases : | |||||
| 1. Diseases of Nervous System | 123 | 138 | 125 | 134 | 520 |
| 2. Diseases of Organs of Special Senses | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8. Diseases of Circulatory System | 94 | 84 | 67 | 80 | 325 |
| 4. Diseases of Respiratory System | 363 | 174 | 144 | 305 | 986 |
| 5. Diseases of Digestive System | 66 | 71 | 79 | 54 | 270 |
| 6. Diseases of Lymphatic System | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 7 |
| 7. Diseases of Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| 8. Diseases of Urinary System | 31 | 25 | 28 | 85 | 117 |
| 9. Diseases of Reproductive System : | |||||
| (a) Diseases of Organs of Generation | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| (b) Diseases of Parturition | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| 10. Diseases of Bones and Joints | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 11. Diseases of Integumentary System | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| VII. Violence : | |||||
| 1. Accident or Negligence | 42 | 30 | 28 | 37 | 137 |
| 2. Homicide | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 8. Suicide | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 4. Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| VIII.—Ill-defined and not Specified Causes | 54 | 52 | 73 | 77 | 256 |
| Total | 1296 | 1079 | 1230 | 1253 | 4858 |