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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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Table No. 3—C. Continued.
| AGES. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to G5 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upwards | Total. | Under 5 years | |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Proraature Birth | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... ... | ... | ... | 28 | 28 |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | |||
| Congenital Malformations | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |||||
| Old age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 27 | 13 | ... | |||
| VI.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| 1.—Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 22 | 16 | ||
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 7 | ||||
| Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ||||
| Epilepsy | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | 19 | 1 | |
| Convulsions | 13 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 17 | |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Other Disease of Nervous System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 2.— Organs of Special Sense | |||||||||||||
| 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||||
| 3.— Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | • •• | |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |||
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 4.—Resviratory System. | |||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| roup | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | |||
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 18 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 63 | 33 | ||
| Pneumonia | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 35 | ||
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 5.—Digestivc System. | |||||||||||||
| Dentition | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | |||||
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Diseases of Stomach | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 14 | 7 | |
| Enteritis | 12 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 19 | 14 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Peritonitis | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ||||
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| 8.— Urinary System. | |||||||||||||
| Nephritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | l | 9 | ... |
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||