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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
City of London 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXIV.—Miscellaneous Diseases, &c., 1919.
| Disease. | No. of Cases. | Disease. | No. of Cases. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appendicitis | 1 | Brought forward | 31 |
| Abdominal trouble | 2 | ||
| Bright's disease | 1 | Mastitis | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | Malarial cachexia | 1 |
| Cancer | 1 | Nephritis | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | Ptomaine poisoning | 1 |
| Chill | 1 | Pleurisy | |
| Congestion of lungs | 2 | Pleural effusion | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | 1 | Poisoning | 1 |
| Dog bite | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 |
| Debility | 1 | Bheumatism | 1 |
| Gastric ulcer | 1 | Sprue | 1 |
| Fever | 2 | Sea sickness | 1 |
| Heart disease | 4 | Sciatica | 1 |
| Heat stroke | 5 | Senile decay | 1 |
| Internal injury | 1 | Suicide | 1 |
| Intestinal catarrh | 2 | Tonsillitis | 2 |
| Jaundice | 2 | ||
| Carried forward | 31 | Total | 49 |
TABLE XXV.
Vessels and Premises Disinfected, from 1st January to 31st December, 1919.
| Month. | Reason for Disinfection. | Total number of Disinfections. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis. | Chicken-pox. | Cholera. | Continued Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas. | Malaria. | Measles. | Influenza. | Plague. | Remittent Fever. | Scarlet Fever, | Small-pox. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis, &c. | Precautionary Measure. | Vessels Fumigated and Sprayed. | ||
| January | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| February | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 |
| March | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 |
| April | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| May | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | 14 |
| June | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 8 | 18 |
| July | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 |
| August | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 12 |
| September | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | 16 |
| October | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 8 | 19 |
| November | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 13 |
| December | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 |
| Totals | 3 | 10 | 1 | ... | 0 | 19 | ... | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ... | 1 | 6 | 16 | ... | 44 | 123 |