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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| AGES. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 anh upwarhs | Total | Unher 5 years | |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 24 | 24 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Atelectasis | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Old Age | 2 | 11 | 41 | 17 | 71 | ||||||||
| VI—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| 1.—Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 17 | ||||||||
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 53 | |||||
| Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | ||||||
| Epilepsy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Convulsions | 18 | 6 | 21 | 24 | |||||||||
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| Diseases of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
| Other Disease of Nervous System | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2.— Organs of Special Sense (e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3.— Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | |||||||||||||
| Acute Endocarditis | |||||||||||||
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| Other Diseases of Heart | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 51 | ||||
| Aneurism | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Embolism, Thrombosis | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4.—Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Croup | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Emphysema, Asthma | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bronchitis | 27 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 84 | 40 | |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 28 | ||
| Pleurisy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | ||||
| Dentition | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | |||||||||||||
| Diseases of Stomach | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Enteritis | 1 | l | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | ||||||
| Peritonitis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |||||
| Ascites | |||||||||||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | |||||||||||||
| 6.—Lymphatic System. | |||||||||||||
| 7-Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use. (e.g., Bronchocele, Addison’s Disease | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 8.— Urinarv Sustem | |||||||||||||
| Nephritis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Bright’s Disease, Albuminuria | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 25 | |||||||
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Other Diseases of tho Urinary System | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||