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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XXI.—Miscellaneous Diseases (Classified).
| OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES. | Landed from Vessels. | Died, Landed elsewere or Well on arrival. | OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES. | Landed from Vessels. | Died, Landed elsewhere or Well on arrival. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | 5p. | 3 P. | DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. | ||
| Brucella Melitensis | — | 2 P. | |||
| Anthrax | — | 1 C. | Bronchitis | — | 1 C. |
| Pleurisy | 1 c. | 1 C. | |||
| Hæmoptysis | 1 c. | 1 c. | |||
| TROPICAL DISEASES. | |||||
| Dengue Fever | — | 1 C., 1 P. | DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. | ||
| Kala Azar | 1 P. | — | |||
| Beri-beri | — | 5 C. | Appendicitis | 9 C. | 3 C. |
| Abscess of Liver | 1C. | — | Duodenal Ulcer | 1 C. | — |
| Gastritis | — | 1 C., 1 P. | |||
| CATARRHAL DISEASES. | Gastric Ulcer | 1C. | — | ||
| Colic | — | 1 c. | |||
| Catarrh | — | 1 C. | Jaundice | — | 1 c. |
| Tonsillitis | 2C.,2P. | 3 C., 2 P. | Diarrhoea | — | 8 P. |
| Pharyngitis | — | 1 C. | Carcinoma of Throat | 1 p. | — |
| Cholecystitis | 1 c. | — | |||
| Hyperchlorhydria | 1 c. | — | |||
| RHEUMATIC CONDITIONS. | Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 c. | — | ||
| Arthritis | — | 1 C. | |||
| Rheumatism | 1 c. | 1 C. | |||
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 c. | — | DISEASES OF GEN1TO-urinary SYSTEM. | ||
| Lumbago | 1C. | — | |||
| Urethral Stricture | 1 c. | — | |||
| Renal Calculus | 1 c. | — | |||
| SEPTIC CONDITIONS. | Vesical Calculus | 1C. | — | ||
| Abscess | 2 C. | — | Hæmaturia | 1C. | 1 c. |
| Cystitis | — | 1 p. | |||
| Septicaemia | 1 C., 1 P. | — | Hypospadias | 1 c. | — |
| Septic Sore Throat | 2 C. | 1 P. | |||
| Fistula | — | 2 C. | |||
| Ischio-rectal Abscess | 1 C. | — | INJURIES. | ||
| NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISORDERS. | Injury | 14 C. | 6 C., 1 P. | ||
| Acute Mania | 2 P. | — | DISEASES OF THE EAR. | ||
| Asthma | — | 1 C. | |||
| Insanity Dementia | 2 P. 2 C., 1 P. | 1 P. | Otitis Media | 2 C. | — |
| Neurasthenia | 1 C., 2 P. | — | DISEASES OF THE EYE. | ||
| Hemiplegia | 1 C. | — | |||
| Epilepsy | — | 1 P. | |||
| Paralysis following C | Nil. | ||||
| Fever | 1 C. | — | |||
| DISEASES OF THE SKIN. | DISEASES OF BONES AND JOINTS. | ||||
| Dhobie Itch | — | 2 P. | Prepatellar Bursitis | 1 c. | — |
| Dermatitis | 1 P. | — | Traumatic Synovitis | — | 1 C. |
| Herpes Zoster | 1 c. | — | Necrosis of Ankle | 1 p. | |
| Eczema | — | 1 C. | |||
| Scabies | — | 2 C. | |||
| Purulent Pemphigus | 1 c. | — | OTHER DISEASES (not Classified). | ||
| Mycosis Fungoides | — | 1 P. | |||
| Pyrexia | — | 3 C., 2 P. | |||
| DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. | Suicide | — | 2 C., 2 P. | ||
| Adenitis | — | 2 C. | |||
| Heart Disease | 1 p. | — | Diabetes | — | 1 P. |
| Heart Failure | — | 6 C., 2 P. | Chill | 1 c. | — |
| Aneurysm | 1 c. | — | Heat Stroke | — | 5 C., 2 P. |
| Leukaemia | 1 p. | 1 P. | Unknown | 1 c. | — |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | — | 1 C., 2 P. | Senile Decay | — | 1 P. |
| Aortitis | — | 1 C. | Premature Birth | — | 1 P. |
| Mitral Stenosis | — | 1 P. | Marasmus | 1 p. | — |