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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 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Disseminated Tuberculosis7-1-1—2—1—11——4
Leprosy---------------
Syphilis6——--—--—141——5
Other venereal diseases---------------
Purulent infection, septicaemia1---------1---1
Yellow Fever———--——————————
Malaria———--——————————
Other diseases due to protozoa———--——————————
Ankylostomiasis———--——————————
Hydatid Cysts———--——————————
Other diseases due to helminths---------------
Mycoses1——--————1————1
Other infectious or parasitic diseases3—11-----1----2
2.—Cancer and other Tumours.
Cancer of the buccal cavity, and pharynx15——--——1—1751—10
Cancer of the digestive organs and peritoneum148——--——18203556271102
Cancer of the respiratory organs45------12121614——36
Cancer of the uterus22——--———65533—12
Cancer of other female genital organs9——--———12141—11
Cancer of the breast41——--—1—4615104123
Cancer of the male genito-urinary organs28——--1—1137114—27
Cancer of the skin2——--———————111
Cancer of other or unspecified organs22——-1——125652—18
Non-malignant tumours8——--——11222——10
Tumours of undetermined nature1——--———————1—2
3.—Rheumatism, Diseases of Nutrition and of Endocrine Glands and the General Diseases.
Rheumatic fever17——-211421231—13
Chronic rheumatism, Osteo-Arthritis11——-———1——252110
Gout——--———————---—
Diabetes27—--————11777417
Scurvy11--———————————
Beri-beri——--———————————
Pellagra-——--———————————
Rickets——--——————-—-—-
Osteomalacia——--———————————
Diseases of the pituitary gland——--———————————
Diseases of the thyroid and parathyroid glands7-----1—221—1—6
Diseases of the thymus321-——————————2
Diseases of the adrenals11--——————————-
Other general diseases——--——-————————