London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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St Pancras 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | Total under 5. | 5 to 10 | 10 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. | Totals. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. General Diseases—contd. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | PER SONS |
| 50. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 51. Exophthalmic Goitre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 52. Addison's Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 53. Leucocythæmia, Lymphadenoma | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 54. Anæmia, Chlorosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 55. (a) Diabetes insipidus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) Purpura | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| (c) Hæmophilia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (d) Other General Diseases | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 56. Alcoholism (acute or chronic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 57. (a) Occupational Lead Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) Non-occupational Lead Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 58. Other Chronic Occupational Poisonings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 59. Other Chronic Poisonings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Diseases of the Nervous System and of the Organs of Special Sense. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60. (a) Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| (b) Encephalitis, other forms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 61. (a) Cerebrospinal Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| (b) Posterior Basal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (c) Meningitis, other forms | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 62. Locomotor Ataxy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 |
| 63.(a) Anterior Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| (b) Other Diseases of the Spinal Cord | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 49 | 93 |
| 65. Softening of Brain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 66. Paralysis without specified cause | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 67. General Paralysis of the Insane | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | 23 |
| 68. Other forms of Mental Alienation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 69. Epilepsy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 70. Convulsions (Non-puerperal; 5 years and over) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 71. Infantile Convulsions (under 5 years) | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 72. Chorea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 73. Hysteria, Neuralgia, Neuritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 74. Other Diseases of the Nervous System | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 75. Diseases of the Eyes and Annexa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 76. (a) Mastoid Disease | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| (b) Other Diseases of the Ears | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 3. Diseases of the circulatory System. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77. Pericarditis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 78. Acute Myooarditis and Endocarditis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| 79. (a) Valvular Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 13 | — | 2 | 49 | 52 | 101 |
| (b) Fatty Degeneration of the Heart | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| (c) Other Organic Disease of the Heart | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 42 | 43 | 25 | 55 | 8 | 14 | 142 | 160 | 302 |
| 80. Angina Pectoris | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 81.(a) Aneurysm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| (b) Arterial Sclerosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 52 |
| (c) Other Diseases of Arteries | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82.(a) Cerebral Embolism and Thrombosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| (b) Other Embolism and Thrombosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 83. Diseases of the Veins (Varices, Haemorrhoids, Phlebitis, &c.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84. (a) Status Lymphaticus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) Other Diseases of the Lymphatic System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85. Hæmorrhage; other Diseases of the Circulatory System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Diseases of the Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 86. Diseases of the Nasal Fossae | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 87. Diseases of the Larynx | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 88. Diseases of the Thyroid Body | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 89 & 90. Bronchitis | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 44 | 40 | 33 | 53 | 7 | 18 | 160 | 148 | 308 |
| 91. Broncho-Pneumonia | 36 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 66 | 46 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 91 | 64 | 155 |
| 92. (a) Lobar Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 47 | 19 | 66 |
| (b) Pneumonia (type not stated) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 31 | 13 | 44 |
| 93. Pleurisy | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 10 |