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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Diseases of the coronary arteries, Angina pectoris | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| Other diseases of the heart | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | - | 18 |
| Aneurysm | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Arterio-sclerosis | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 22 |
| Gangrene | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Other diseases of the arteries | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Diseases of the veins (varix, hæmorrhoids, phlebitis, etc.) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Diseases of the lymphatic system (lymphangitis, etc.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Abnormalities of blood pressure | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
| Other diseases of the circulatory system | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 8.-Diseases of the Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||||
| Diseases of the nasal fossæ and annexa | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Diseases of the larynx | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 79 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 27 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 102 | 20 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 93 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 59 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 4 | - | 35 |
| Pneumonia (not otherwise defined) | 9 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Pleurisy | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Congestion and hæmorrhage infarct of lung etc. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Asthma | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Pulmonary Emphysema | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other diseases of the respiratory system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 9.-Diseases of the Digestive System. | |||||||||||||||
| Diseases of the buccal cavity pharynx, etc. | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Diseases of the œsophagus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulcer of the stomach or duodenum | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | - | - | 30 |
| Other diseases of the stomach | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 33 | 24 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 34 |
| Appendicitis | 15 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Hernia, Intestinal obstruction | 24 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Other diseases of the intestines | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Cirrhosis of the Liver | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 |
| Other diseases of the Liver | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Biliary calculi | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Other diseases of the gall bladder and ducts | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Diseases of the pancreas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Peritonitis without stated cause | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |