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 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upwards | Total. | Under 5, years | |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 34 | 34 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Atelectasis | |||||||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Old Age | 1 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 79 | ||||||||
| VI.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| 1.—Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 21 | |||||||
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | 5 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 55 | ||||||
| Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 23 | ||||||
| Epilepsy | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||
| Convulsions | 23 | 4 | 27 | 27 | |||||||||
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| Diseases of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| Other Disease of Nervous System | |||||||||||||
| 2.— Organs of Special Sense (e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Pericarditis | |||||||||||||
| Acute Endocarditis | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
| Other Diseases of Heart | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 66 | 1 | |
| Aneurism | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| Embolism, Thrombosis | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | |||||||||||||
| 4.—Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| Croup | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
| Emphysema, Asthma | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||
| Bronchitis | 36 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 52 | 24 | 7 | 237 | 63 |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 25 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 5.—Digestive System. | |||||||||||||
| Dentition | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | ... | ||||||||||||
| Diseases of Stomach | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | |||||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Peritonitis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | ||||||
| Ascites | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ••• | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |||||||
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
| Other Diseases of Digestive System. | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 6.—Lymphatic System. | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| 7.—Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use. (e.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| 8.—Urinary System. | |||||||||||||
| Nephritis | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |||||
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 13 | ||||
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | |||||||||
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||