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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 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Taele No. 3—A. Continued.
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| 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 85 and up- 1 wards | Total. | Under 5 years | |
| to | to | to | to | to | to | to | to | to | to | ||||
| 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 85 | ||||
| V.—Developmental Diseases. Premature Birth... | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | 29 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 18 | 44 | 15 | 79 | ... |
| VI.—Local Diseases. 1.—Nervous Sysiem. | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 8 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 9 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 68 | 1 |
| Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 32 | • •• | |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 11 | ... | |
| Convulsions | 18 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 23 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, | |||||||||||||
| Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |
| Other Disease of Nervous System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| 2.— Organs of Special Sense (e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | |
| 3.—Circulatory System. Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 11 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 66 | 1 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ••• |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| 4.—Respiratory System. Laryngitis | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 |
| Croup | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 52 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 63 | 29 | 5 | 322 | 98 |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 76 | 17 | |
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | ||
| 5.—Digestive System. Dentition | 9 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 24 |
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ••• | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 11 | 4 |
| Enteritis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 4 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 2 |
| Peritonitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 11 | 3 | |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 13 | ... |
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Livei | 1 | ... | ... | ••• | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6.—Lymphatic System. (e.g., of Lymphatics and of Spleen) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| 7.—Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use. (e.g., Bronehocele, Addison's Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 8.—Urinary System. Nephritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ... | 18 | ... |
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |