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
Willesden 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Tuberculosis of the central nervous system | 6 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Tuberculosis of intestines and peritoneum | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of vertebral column | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tuberculosis of joints | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tuberculosis of other organs | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Disseminated tuberculosis | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Syphilis | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Soft chancre | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gonococcal infection | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Purulent infection, Septicaemia | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Other Infectious Diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cancer of the Buccal Cavity | 13 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | – | 6 |
| Cancer of the pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, liver and annexa70 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| Cancer of the Peritoneum, Intestines and Rectum | 53 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 9 | – | 18 |
| Cancer of the Female Genital Organs | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | – | 7 |
| Cancer of the Breast | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Cancer of the Skin | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Cancer of other or Unspecified Organs | 38 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 5 | – | 10 |
| Tumours not returned as Malignant (Brain and Female Genital Organs excepted) | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 11 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | |||
| Chronic Rheumatism, Osteo-arthritis, Gout | 16 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Scurvy | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pellagra | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Beri-beri | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rickets | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Diabetes | 23 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | – | 8 |
| Anaemia, Chlorosis | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Diseases of the Pituitary Gland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diseases of the Thyroid Gland | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Diseases of the Parathyroid Glands | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diseases of the Thymus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diseases of the Adrenals | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Diseases of the Spleen | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Leukaemia, Lymphadenoma | 10 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Alcoholism (acute or chronic) | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Chronic Poisoning by Mineral Substances | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chronic Poisoning by Organic Substances | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other General Diseases | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |