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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
Port of London 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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Miscellaneous Diseases—
| DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. | DISEASES OF RENAL SYSTEM. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchitis | 12C. (2 died), 10P. | Coma, Ursemic | 1P. (died). |
| Hsematuria | 1P. | ||
| Bronchiectasis | 1P. | Nephritis | 1P. |
| Congestion of Lungs | 1C., IP. | Pyelitis | 1P. |
| Haemoptysis | 1P. | Pyonephrosis | 1P. (died). |
| Pleurisy | 2.C, IP. | Renal Calculus | 1C., 1P. |
| INJURIES. | |||
| Hernia | |||
| DISEASES OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. | Injury | 14C. (5 died), 1P. | |
| Appendicitis | 6C. (3 died), 3P. | OTHER DISEASES (not Classified). | |
| Carcinoma of Stomach . | 2C., 1P. (died). | Adenitis | 1P. |
| ,, Liver | 1C. (died), 2P. (died | 1).Alcoholic Poisoning | 1C. (died). |
| Cholelithiasis | 1C. | Chill | 2C. |
| Cholecystitis | 2P. | Conj unctivitis | 1P. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1C. (died), 2P. (died | Cyst | 1C. |
| Colitis | 1P. | Debility | 1P. (died). |
| ,, Mucous | 1P. | Enlarged Prostate | 1C. |
| Constipation, Chronic | 1C. | Epistaxis | 1P. |
| Diarrhoea | 3P. | Fibrosis | 2P. |
| Duodenal Ulcer | 1C. (died). | Fireman's Cramp | 1C. |
| Enteritis | 2C., 4P. | Inanition | 1P. |
| ,, Gastro- | 2C. | Malaise | 1C., 1P. |
| ,, Influenzal | 1C. | Marasmus | 1P. (died). |
| Gastric Ulcer | 2C. (1died). | Pediculosis | 1P. |
| Gastritis | 5C. | Premature Birth | 1P. (died). |
| Intestinal Obstruction | 3C. (1died). | Pyrexia | 6C., 2P. |
| Jaundice | 2C. | Senility | 5P. (died). |
| ,, Catarrhal | 1C. | Suicide | 3C., 2P. |
| Peritonitis | 1C., 1P. | Synovitis | 1C. |
| Trachoma | 1P. | ||
| C. signifies Crew; | P. signifies Passenger. | ||
APPENDIX XXII.
| 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 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | 24 | 31 |
| February | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 12 | 17 |
| March | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 22 |
| April | — | - | - | — | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 5 | - | 1 | 6 | - | 13 | 34 |
| May | — | - | - | — | - | - | - | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | - | 6 | - | — | 2 | - | 16 | 31 |
| June | — | - | - | — | - | - | - | 3 | — | — | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | - | 12 | 27 |
| July | — | - | - | — | - | - | - | — | — | — | —- | - | 3 | - | — | 10 | - | 24 | 37 |
| August | — | - | - | — | - | - | - | — | — | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | - | 23 | 34 |
| September | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | - | 36 | |
| October | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 16 | 33 |
| November | — | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | — | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | - | 18 | 27 |
| December | — | - | - | — | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | 2 | — | — | - | 12 | 16 |
| Totals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 1 | 9 | 19 | - | 25 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 214 | 345 |