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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
Willesden 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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T able N o . 11—
| diseases. | Year 1906. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulcer of Stomach | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | l |
| Other Diseases of Stomach | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
| Obstruction of Bowels (Strangulated Hernia) | 11 | 2 | 2 | I | 6 |
| Peritonitis and Appendicitis | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Diseases of Lymphatic System—Spleen, Thryroid, and Supra Renal Capules | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Acute Nephritis | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Bright's Disease (Albuminuria Urasmia. Pyo-Nephrosis) | 54 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| Calculus | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Diseases of Bladder and of Prostate .. | 6 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 |
| Other and Undefined Diseases of Urinary System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Female :— | |||||
| (a) Diseases of Ovaries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 4 | 1 | . . | .. | 3 | |
| 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Puerperal Convulsions | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| Placenta Prsevia, Flooding | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Other & Undefined Accidentsof Child Birth | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis, Osteo Myelitis | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pemphigus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Deaths from Accident or Negligence :— | |||||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| (c) Burns and Scalds | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | . . | |
| .. | .. | .. | . . | . . | |
| (f) Suffocation, overlaid in bed | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| (g) Suffocation, otherwise | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 |
| (h) Falls and falling bodies .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| (i) Weather Agencies . . | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
| 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Surgical Operation | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Homicide | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Suicide | 14 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Other ill-defined and not specified causes | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Totals | 1,672 | 446 | 341 | 436 | 449 |