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
Stepney 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Hereditary Syphilis 1
Heart Disease 226
Inanition 4
Influenza 2
Improper Feeding 5
Jaundice 1
Murder 2
Marasmus 10
Meningitis 10
Phthisis 16
Pleurisy 4
Ptomaine poisoning 3
Small-pox 6
Spasm of Glottis 2
Spinal Disease 1
Starvation (self-inflicted) 1
Suffocation in bed with parents 61
Suffocation due to vomiting 2
Still-born 23
Septic absorption from Circumcision 1
Ulcerated Stomach 2
Tuberculosis 9
Violence and Accidents 28
Want of attention at birth 2
Peritonitis 3
List of Bedding, etc., destroyed in the Incinerator from the 1st of January to December, 1902:—
| Beds | 49 | Vests | 3 |
| Pillows | 87 | Cloaks | 2 |
| Bolsters | 5 | Cushions | 22 |
| Blankets | 15 | Sundries | 607 |
| Sheets | 14 | Mattresses | 132 |
| Quilts | 8 | Palliasses | 5 |
| Coats | 2 | Bolster slips | 28 |
| Trousers | 2 | Pillow-slips | 834 |