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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Special Hospitals—
Table XIV—
| Localisation. | 0-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40-50 | Over 50 | Total. | Grand total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Spine | 1 | — | 19 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 71 | 55 | 126 |
| Hip | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 9 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 53 | 54 | 107 |
| Knee | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 27 | 58 |
| Other joints and limb bones | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 37 | 31 | 68 |
| Abdominal | 5 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 60 | 118 |
| Peripheral glands | 20 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 102 | 75 | 177 |
| Other | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 37 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 22 | 60 |
| Total | 39 | 26 | 115 | 78 | 94 | 77 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 390 | 324 | 714 | |
| Grand Total | 65 | 193 | 171 | 83 | 116 | 50 | 18 | 18 | 714 | — | |||||||||
| (6) Deaths. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Spine | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | |
| Hip | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | —_ | — | — | —_ | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Knee | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Other joints and limb bones | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Abdominal | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Peripheral glands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Other | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| Grand Total | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | — | |||||||||
| Mortality percent. | 4.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 14.3 | 3.0 | — | |||||||||