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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| Disseminated Tuberculosis | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Leprosy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Syphilis | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Other venereal diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Purulent infection, septicaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Yellow Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other diseases due to protozoa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ankylostomiasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hydatid Cysts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other diseases due to helminths | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mycoses | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other infectious or parasitic diseases | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2.—Cancer and other Tumours. | |||||||||||||||
| Cancer of the buccal cavity, and pharynx | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 12 | |||
| Cancer of the digestive organs and peritoneum | 143 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 16 | 49 | 43 | 29 | 1 | 94 |
| Cancer of the respiratory organs | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | — | 27 |
| Cancer of the uterus | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 17 | |
| Cancer of other female genital organs | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Cancer of the breast | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Cancer of the male genito-urinary organs | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 16 | ||
| Cancer of the skin | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Cancer of other or unspecified organs | 20 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 9 |
| Non-malignant tumours | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 |
| Tumours of undetermined nature | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 3.-—Rheumatism, Diseases of Nutrition and of Endocrine Glands and the General Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Rheumatic fever | 21 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 16 |
| Chronic rheumatism, Osteo-Arthritis | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Gout | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 31 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | — | 15 |
| Scurvy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Beri-beri | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pellagra | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | —. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Osteomalacia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diseases of the pituitary gland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diseases of the thyroid and parathyroid glands | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Diseases of the thymus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Diseases of the adrenals | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other general diseases | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |