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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
Shoreditch 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| Convulsions | 66 | 18 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 84 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 91 | |
| Dentition | 12 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| Other Nervous Diseases | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 13 | ||||
| (2) Diseases of Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||||||
| ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Valvular Disease of the Heart | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ... | ... | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 38 |
| Other Diseases of the Heart | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 100 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| (3) Respiratory Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | ||
| Bronchitis and Emphysema | 76 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 53 | 50 | 3 | 111 | 46 | 64 | 64 | 101 | 275 |
| Pleurisv | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Pneumonia | 53 | 82 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 135 | 32 | 50 | 53 | 102 | 237 | |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Other Lung Diseases | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| (4) Digestive Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diseases of Gullet and Stomach | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Enteritis | 41 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 54 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 25 | 61 |
| Peritonitis | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| Hernia | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Disease of Pancreas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Liver Diseases and Jaundice | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | |
| Disease of Spleen | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (5) Urinary Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Bright's Disease (Nephritis) | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 5 | ... | 1 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 48 |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Diseases of Bladder or Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |