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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 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| V.—LOCAL DISEASES—continued. | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) Diseases of the Nervous System—cont. | |||||||||||||||||
| Convulsions | 67 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 74 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 74 |
| Dentition | 5 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| Other Nervous Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| (2) Diseases of Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Valvular Disease of the Heart | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 6 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 52 |
| Other Diseases of the Heart | 1 | ... | 4 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 25 | 30 | 50 | 141 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| (3) Respiratory Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Bronchitis and Emphysema | 86 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 25 | 67 | 62 | 8 | 123 | 75 | 85 | 84 | 106 | 350 |
| Pleurisv | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 8 |
| Pneumonia | 49 | 70 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 16 | ... | 119 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 122 | 273 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Lung Diseases | 2 | ... | ......... | ... | ... | ...... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| (4) Digestive Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Quinsy | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Diseases of Gullet and Stomach | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||
| Enteritis Peritonitis | 13 2 | 3 7 | ... 4 | 4 | ... ... | 1 ... | 1 1 | 1 ... | ... ... | .... ... | ... ... | 16 9 | 2 2 | 3 3 | 5 5 | 9 8 | 19 18 |
| Hernia | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Disease of Pancreas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Liver Diseases and Jaundice | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||
| Disease of Spleen | ... | ... | ... | ......... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (5) Urinary Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
| Bright's Disease (Nephritis) | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 4 | ... | 1 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 70 |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Diseases of Bladder or Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |