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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Table VI (a)—
Principal disease or condition treated. | Archway. | Bethnal Green. | Dulwich. | Fulham. | Hackney. | Hammersmith. | Highgate. | Lambeth | Lewisham. | Mile End. | New End. | Norwood children's. | Padding ton. | 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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Diseases of glands | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 57 | — | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 290 |
Anaemia | 10 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 29 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 374 | ||
Other blood diseases | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ~~ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 76 | |||||
Alcoholism, etc. | 4 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 4 | — | 30 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 28 | — | 402 | ||
Meningitis | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 60 | ||
Tabes dorsalis | 11 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | 9 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 8 | — | — | 279 |
Cerebral haemorrhage,embolism,thrombosis | 52 | 41 | 136 | 47 | 54 | 19 | 42 | 94 | 62 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 83 | 63 | 29 | 57 | 25 | 101 | 143 | 29 | 35 | 37 | 54 | 132 | 47 | 76 | 78 | 41 | 90 | 1748 | |||
Paralysis from ac. poliomyelitis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | |||||||||||||
General paralysis of the insane | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 141 | ||||||
Paralysis agitans | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 135 | |
Other paralyses | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 162 | |
Other insanity | 29 | 7 | 17 | 216 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 287 | 12 | 22 | 14 | — | 3 | 147 | 19 | 8 | 69 | 10 | 27 | 85 | 337 | 12 | 17 | 121 | 54 | 27 | 78 | 72 | 9 | 18 | — | — | 1780 | |
Epilepsy | 11 | 19 | 29 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 31 | 39 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 42 | 74 | 22 | 30 | 21 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 28 | 60 | 103 | 106 | 1002 |
Idiocy, imbecil-ity | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 25 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 134 | ||
Disseminated sclerosis | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | 6 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11 | — | 178 | |||
Neuritis, neuralgia, sciatica | 6 | 10 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 10 | — | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | — | — | 389 | |
Dis. of the eye | 27 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 47 | 17 | 45 | 67 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 35 | 28 | 73 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 1 | _ | 806 | |
Dis. of the ear | 52 | 91 | 93 | 55 | 147 | 65 | 104 | 117 | 120 | 124 | 46 | 44 | 82 | 30 | 93 | 115 | 12 | 89 | 74 | 147 | 214 | 1 | 48 | 41 | 47 | 120 | 57 | 111 | 17 | 13 | 46 | — | — | 2415 |
Other diseases of nervous system | 90 | 122 | 86 | 75 | 141 | 71 | 49 | 127 | 98 | 107 | 41 | 42 | 73 | 74 | 157 | 168 | 72 | 140 | 68 | 111 | 204 | 49 | 63 | 91 | 123 | 209 | 73 | 126 | 155 | 75 | 111 | 3191 | ||
Total diseases of the nervous system | 303 | 336 | 461 | 508 | 487 | 219 | 269 | 772 | 372 | 342 | 158 | 108 | 304 | 206 | 619 | 472 | 164 | 497 | 244 | 540 | 891 | 503 | 232 | 254 | 458 | 638 | 270 | 551 | 414 | 229 | 396 | 104 | 106 | 12427 |
Valvular heart disease | 43 | 69 | 70 | 58 | 90 | 21 | 24 | 67 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 89 | 53 | 89 | 69 | 37 | 15 | 108 | 124 | 24 | 27 | 42 | 22 | 64 | 45 | 79 | 45 | 26 | 51 | — | — | 1565 |
Myocardial disease | 120 | 173 | 146 | 132 | 151 | 41 | 112 | 145 | 83 | 171 | 43 | 4 | 81 | 104 | 166 | 319 | 117 | 126 | 65 | 278 | 440 | 360 | 141 | 124 | 150 | 234 | 84 | 92 | 105 | 97 | 236 | — | — | 4640 |
Other heart disease | 34 | 62 | 42 | 24 | 56 | 55 | 19 | 85 | 60 | 33 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 53 | 36 | 124 | 59 | 70 | 45 | 4 | 27 | 35 | 33 | 128 | 25 | 70 | 35 | 67 | 37 | — | — | 1444 |
Aneurysm | _ | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 102 | |||
Arteriosclerosis | 28 | 24 | 166 | 304 | 26 | 18 | 190 | 98 | 28 | 43 | 69 | 34 | 65 | 52 | 29 | 53 | 12 | 75 | 98 | 13 | 49 | 30 | 76 | 74 | 23 | 25 | 58 | 31 | 42 | — | — | 1866 |