Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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General Hospitals—
Table VI (a)—
Hospitals.
(The diseases are set out as nearly as practicable in the order in which they appear in the International List of Causes of Death, 4th revision.)
Principal disease or condition treated. | Archway. | Bethnal Green. | Dulwich. | Fulham. | Hackney. | Hammersmith. | Highgate. | Lambeth. | Lewisham. | Mile End. | New End. | Norwood children's. | Paddington. | Queen Mary's, Sidcup. | St. Alfege's. | St. Andrew's. | St. Benedict's. | St. Charles'. | St. George-in-the-East. | St. Giles'. | St. James'. | St. John's. | St. Leonard's. | St. Luke's, Chelsea. | St. Mary Abbots. | St. Mary, Islington. | St. Nicholas'. | St. Olave's. | St. Pancras. | St. Peter's. | St. Stephen's. | Brentwood colony. | Edmonton colony. | Total |
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Measles | 16 | 27 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 19 | 45 | - | 32 | 148 | 11 | 54 | - | 8 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | - | - | 634 |
Whooping- cough | 10 | 3 | - | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 14 | - | 8 | 6 | - | 12 | 18 | 5 | 19 | - | 2 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | — | 7 | — | - | 213 | |
Influenza, Infl. pneumonia | 64 | 63 | 80 | 30 | 49 | 26 | 26 | 136 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 64 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 44 | 9 | 64 | 132 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 72 | 58 | 33 | 64 | 79 | 59 | 135 | 2 | - | 1532 |
Erysipelas | 44 | 42 | 53 | 56 | 100 | 6 | 79 | 45 | 64 | 52 | 16 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 54 | 40 | 14 | 63 | 20 | 65 | 97 | - | 38 | 8 | 50 | 105 | 34 | 62 | 12 | 25 | 82 | — | — | 1371 |
Other epidemic, etc., diseases | 52 | 78 | 19 | 57 | 49 | 14 | 49 | 34 | 27 | 105 | 16 | 62 | 41 | 16 | 37 | 86 | 8 | 69 | 146 | 72 | 145 | 3 | 41 | 84 | 50 | 65 | 11 | 39 | 10 | 19 | 38 | — | — | 1542 |
Tuberculosis— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pulmonary | 361 | 160 | 233 | 107 | 212 | 127 | 166 | 166 | 198 | 171 | 20 | 7 | 129 | 8 | 164 | 231 | 4 | 302 | 129 | 313 | 317 | 3 | 116 | 167 | 89 | 69 | 168 | 211 | 32 | 100 | 220 | - | - | 4700 |
Other forms | 32 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 52 | 29 | 17 | 40 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 38 | 41 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 67 | 64 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 26 | 33 | 30 | 11 | 15 | 25 | - | — | 807 |
Syphilis | 12 | 36 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 137 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 44 | 78 | — | — | 653 |
Gonococcal infection, soft chancre | 6 | 46 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 175 | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | — | 150 | 7 | 10 | 22 | — | 6 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 141 | 177 | — | — | 874 |
Septicaemia, pyaemia | 29 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 40 | 24 | 15 | 63 | 41 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 14 | 53 | 40 | 6 | 43 | 55 | 62 | 45 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 43 | 29 | 133 | 16 | 41 | 96 | — | — | 1170 |
Carcinoma | 120 | 126 | 257 | 148 | 229 | 97 | 106 | 923 | 174 | 126 | 61 | — | 110 | 86 | 221 | 192 | 33 | 143 | 71 | 279 | 389 | 13 | 97 | 84 | 137 | 309 | 102 | 171 | 109 | 91 | 120 | — | — | 5124 |
Sarcoma | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 161 |
Other or not defined malignant disease | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 124 |
Non-malignant tumours, etc. Rheumatism, etc. | 22 | 31 | 64 | 33 | 69 | 36 | 26 | 105 | 79 | 37 | 31 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 53 | 70 | 40 | 43 | 18 | 72 | 100 | — | 34 | 36 | 56 | 34 | 34 | 72 | 29 | 21 | 31 | 1 | — | 1335 |
Rheumatic fever acute rheumatism | 80 | 130 | 110 | 71 | 165 | 48 | 38 | 82 | 117 | 94 | 23 | 46 | 30 | 112 | 69 | 175 | 66 | 73 | 70 | 146 | 161 | 1 | 50 | 41 | 47 | 136 | 33 | 128 | 37 | 32 | 41 | — | — | 2452 |
Chronic or undefined rheumatism, gout | 59 | 63 | 99 | 45 | 101 | 59 | 38 | 85 | 40 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 48 | 87 | 79 | 70 | 102 | 89 | 41 | 168 | 159 | 18 | 43 | 46 | 69 | 100 | 38 | 126 | 105 | 53 | 109 | — | — | 2205 |
Fibrositis, lumbago | 16 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 20 | 41 | 4 | — | 14 | 13 | 29 | 32 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 20 | 26 | — | 18 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 32 | 8 | 28 | 19 | — | — | 566 |
Rickets | 7 | 3 | — | 11 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 75 |
Diabetes | 29 | 26 | 45 | 29 | 57 | 16 | 10 | 29 | 44 | 24 | 10 | — | 16 | 19 | 34 | 51 | 24 | 31 | 36 | 34 | 44 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 18 | 34 | 24 | 81 | 27 | — | — | 883 |