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
Ealing 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhoeal Diseases | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 9 |
| Premature Birth | 11 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Congenital Defects | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 6 | 4 |
| Want of Breast Milk (Starvation) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
| Tuberculous Disease | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 |
| Syphilis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Convulsions | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 7 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Gastritis | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Common Infectious Diseases | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Other Causes | 22 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 7 |
| 75 | 70 | 67 | 72 | 67 | 64 |
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DISTRICT.
Water Supply.
Ealing is supplied with water by the Metropolitan
Water Board. A supply reservoir for supplying
a portion of the town by gravitation during the night
is situated at the highest point in the Borough on the
top of Hanger Hill.