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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| Disease. | Complications. | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Rheumatic heart disease | Pulmonary embolism | 1 |
| Pericarditis | 1 | |
| Cardiac failure | 2 | |
| Acute rheumatism | Rheumatic carditis and pericarditis | 1 |
| Pericarditis, bronchopneumonia | 1 | |
| Total | 6 |
| Discharged | 951 |
| Transferred to other L.C.C. children's hospitals | 12 |
| Diedd | — |
| Total | 963 |
| Disease or condition. | Discharged. | Transferred to other L.C.C. children's hospitals. | Died. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acne vulgaris | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Dermatitis | 13 | 1 | — | 14 |
| „ seborrhœic | 7 | 1 | — | 8 |
| „ septic | 38 | 4 | — | 42 |
| Eczema | 31 | 2 | — | 33 |
| Endothrix | 27 | — | — | 27 |
| Icthyosis | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Impetigo | 9 | — | — | 9 |
| Inflamed skin | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Pityriasis | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Pemphigus | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Prurigo | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Psoriasis | 7 | 1 | — | 8 |
| Ringworm | 333 | 7 | — | 340 |
| Scabies | 11 | — | — | 11 |
| Scurfy scalp | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Seborrhœa | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Septic sores | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Urticaria | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Xeroderma | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Alopecia | 4 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Debility | 126 | 8 | — | 134 |
| Total | 628 | 25 | — | 653 |