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
St Giles (Camden) 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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| II. PARASITIC DISEASES. | |||||||||||
| Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| III. DIETIC DISEASES. | |||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk—Starvation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scurvy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chronic Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delirium Tremens | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 |
| — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Rheumatism | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Gout | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 5 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Phthisis | — | — | 2 | 14 | 97 | 9 | _ | 122 | 21 | 71 | 30 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 4 | 9 | — | 4 | 9 | — | 13 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 6 |
| Purpura, Hajmorrhagic Diathesis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythsemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 121 | 19 | 34 | 198 | 36 | 105 | 57 | |
| V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Congenital Malformation | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Old Age | — | — | — | — | 3 | 36 | — | 39 | 13 | 23 | 3 |
| 26 | — | — | — | 3 | 36 | 26 | 65 | 23 | 35 | 7 | |
| VI. LOCAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||
| 1. DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM. | |||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 8 | — | 27 | 8 | 17 | 2 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | — | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Epilepsy | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Convulsions | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | 7 | 3 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralvsis Agitans | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Carried forward | 11 | — | — | 1 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 68 | 19 | 38 | 11 |