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
London County Council 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Month. | ! Total cases admitted. | Cases with | Complications. | Intercurrent diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheumatism. | Kidney. | Ear. | Simple rhiniti«. | Other complications. | Total complications. | Diphtheria. | Other intercurrent diseases. | Total inter-current diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Complications. | Intercurrent disease. | Total. | Heart. | Arthritis. | ! Cervical adenitis. | Albuminuria. | j Nephritis. | Relapse. | Otitis media. | Mastoid. | Rhinitis. | Throat. | Ear. | Measles. | Chickenpox. | |||||||
| Jan. | 30 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 2 | _ | 2 | 5 | ||
| Feb | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | _ | - | 1 |
| Mar | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | _ | - | 2 | 8 | 5 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | - | 7 | |
| April | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | _ | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | _ | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| May | 22 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | |||
| June | 42 | 8 | 4 | 12 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | _ | _ | 4 | |
| July | 35 | 4 | 4 | 8 | _ | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 8 | 3 | - | _ | 1 | _ | - | 4 | |||
| Aug. | 60 | 6 | 5 | 11 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 14 | - | - | _ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Sept. | 39 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 20 | - | - | - | _ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Oct. | 80 | 24 | 3 | 27 | - | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | 5 | 28 | 1 | - | _ | - | 2 | 3 | |
| Nov. | 86 | 30 | 2 | 32 | - | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 7 | 7 | 37 | - | - | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Dec. | 88 | 27 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 35 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 531 | 133 | 14 | 177 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 21 | 41 | 187 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 44 |
| Jan. | 105 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 23 | ||
| Feb. | 70 | 20 | 21 | 41 | - | - | 7 | - | 3 | - | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 3 | - | 1 | 6 | 21 | |
| Mar | 52 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | - | 7 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | _ | 20 | |
| April | 24 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | ___ | 2 | 1 | - | | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| May | 34 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 17 | ||
| June | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | 2 | 11 | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 6 | |||
| July | 41 | 8 | 3 | 11 | - | 2 | 5 | _ | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 11 | 1 | - | 1 | - 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Aug. | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | _ | 4 | 1 | - | _ | 1 | ||||||
| Sept. | 31 | 7 | 1 | 8 | - | 1 | 2 | _ | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | |
| Oct. | 68 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | _ | 2 | 2 | - | 8 | 6 | 30 | _ | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Nov. | 80 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | _ | 1 | - | _ | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Dec. | 72 | 24 | 3 | 27 | - | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 33 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | |
| Total ... | 637 | 150 | no | 260 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 5 | 1 1 | 4 | 34 | 5 | (4 | 15 | 242 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 110 |