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 and upwards | Total. | IJnder 5years | |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 115 | |||
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | |||
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 257 | ... | ||||
| VI.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 6 | ... | 92 | 68 | |||||||||
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | 5 | 211 | ... | ||||||||
| Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | 74 | ... | ||||||||
| Epilepsy | ... | 6 | 46 | 1 | |||||||||
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 81 | 81 | ||||
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ||
| Diseases of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis A gitans | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Other Disease of Nervous System | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2.— Organs of Special Sense | |||||||||||||
| 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 4 | |||||
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |||
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ||
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 47 | ... | ||||
| Other Diseases of Heart | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 61 | 5 | 229 | 3 | ||||
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | |||
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | ||||
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 9 | |||
| 4.—Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 5 | |
| Croup | 2 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 9 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ... | |||||
| Bronchitis | 133 | 89 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 51 | 89 | 110 | 49 | 585 | 222 | |
| Pneumonia | 38 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 201 | 93 | |||
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 21 | 8 | |||||
| Dentition | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 28 | |
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ||
| Diseases of Stomach | 12 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ... | 39 | 15 | ||
| Enteritis | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 26 | ||||||
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 26 | 6 | |||||||
| Peritonitis | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 4 | ||||||
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 10 | ... | ... | 49 | ... | ||
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 23 | 6 | ||||
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 6.—Lymphatic System. | |||||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| 7.— Gland·like Organs of Uncertain Use. | |||||||||||||
| ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |||||||
| 8.— Urinary System. | |||||||||||||
| Nephritis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 18 | ||||
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 1 | ... | |||
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 10 | ... | ||
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | |