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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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M iscellaneous D iseases—
| Diseases of the Digestive System—continued. | Other Diseases—continued. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cirrhosis of the Liver | 1 P. (died). | Hyperemesis Gravidarum | 1 P. |
| Colic | 1 P. | Iritis | 1 C. |
| Colitis | 1 C. | Lymphadenitis | 1 P. |
| Constipation | 2 0. | Nephritis | 2 C, 1 P. (died). |
| Diarrhœa | 17 C. | Parasitic Dermatitis | 1 C. |
| Duodenal Ulcer | 1 C. | Scabies | 1 C., 4 P. |
| Enteritis | 1 P. | Senile Decay | 1 P. (died). |
| Gastric Ulcer | 2 C. (1 died). | Suicide | 2 C., 1 P. |
| Gastritis | 3 C., 1 P. | Sunstroke | 1 C. |
| Gastro-Enteritis | 1 C., 3 P. (1 died). | Uræmia | 1 C. |
| Hæmorrhoids | 3 C. | Urticaria | 1 C., 1 P. |
| Hepatitis | 1 C. | Undiagnosed (landed abroad) | 2 C. |
| Intestinal Catarrh | 1 C. | Mastoiditis | 1 0. |
| „ Obstruction | 1 P. | Vaccinia | 1 P. |
| Jaundice | 1 P. | INJURIES. | |
| „ Catarrhal | 1 P. | ||
| Ulcer of Pylorus | 1 C. | ||
| OTHER DISEASES (not Classified). | Accidental Deaths | 8 C. | |
| Accident to Hand | 1 C. | ||
| Contusion of Legs | 2 C. | ||
| Fracture of R. Clavicle | 2 C. | ||
| Cancer | 2 C., 5 P. (4 died). | „ Femur | 1 C. |
| Diabetes | 2 C., 2 P. | „ R. Fibula | 1 C. |
| Epistaxis | 1 C. | „ Skull | 1 C., 1 P. |
| Fibroid of Uterus | 1 C. | Hernia | 4 C. |
| Hæmaturia | 1 P. | Injury | 1 C. |
| Heat Apoplexy | 1C. (died), IP. (died) | „ to Foot | 1 C. |
| „ Exhaustion | 1 P. | Sprain | 1 C. |
| „ Stroke | 4 C. (3 died). | Sprained Foot | 1 C. |
| C. signifies Crew; P. signifies Passenger. | |||
APPENDIX XXV.
Vessels and Premises Disinfected from 1 st January to 31 st December , 1928.
| Month. | Encephalitis Lethargica. | Erysipelas. | Continued Fever. | Cholera. | Mumps. | Dysentery. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken-pox. | Scabies. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Plague. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Small-pox. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Influenza and Pneumonia. | Fumigation for Rats, &c. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 18 | 23 | |
| February | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 15 | 22 |
| March | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 13 | 24 |
| April | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 11 | 26 |
| May | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 11 | 19 |
| June | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 19 | 29 |
| July | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 14 | 22 |
| August | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 23 |
| September | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 13 | 24 |
| October | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 15 | 22 |
| November | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 17 | 29 |
| December | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 19 | 29 |
| Totals | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 11 | — | 3 | 26 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 40 | — | 175 | 292 |