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 XIX-—
| Disease. | Discharged. | Transferred to other L.C.C. children's hospitals. | Died. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubella | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Acute rheumatism | 450 | 60 | — | 510 |
| Rickets | 143 | 4 | 1 | 148 |
| Diabetes | 8 | — | — | 8 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Anaemia | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Hodgkin's disease | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Hyperthyroidism | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Cretinism | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Acidosis | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Chorea | 253 | 43 | — | 296 |
| Diseases of eye | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Other | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Heart disease, rheumatic | 344 | 20 | 13 | 377 |
| „ „ other | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Adenitis | 18 | 5 | — | 23 |
| Bronchitis | 33 | 7 | — | 40 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| Pleurisy, empyema | 8 | 1 | — | 9 |
| Asthma | 7 | 1 | — | 8 |
| Fibrosis of lung | 13 | 8 | — | 21 |
| Other | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Tonsils, adenoids | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Enteritis | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Hernia | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Other | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Nephritis | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Other | 4 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Skin disease | 38 | 6 | — | 44 |
| Other | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital heart disease | 9 | — | 1 | 10 |
| Congenital malformation | 7 | — | — | 7 |
| Marasmus | 65 | — | 4 | 69 |
| 5 | 1 | — | 6 | |
| 143 | 18 | — | 161 | |
| Other | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Total | 1,597 | 183 | 23 | 1,803 |