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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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APPENDIX XX—Miscellaneous Diseases (Classified)
| Landed from Vessels | Died, Landed elsewhere or Well on arrival | Landed from Vessels | Died, Landed elsewhere or Well on arrival | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTHEB INFECTIOUS DISEASES | DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM | ||||
| Whooping Cough | 2 P | 6 P | Pleurisy | 6 C, 2 P | - |
| Undulant Fever | 3 P | — | Bronchitis | 1 C | 9 P (l'died) |
| Parotitis ..... | 1 P | — | |||
| Haemoptysis | — | 1 C | |||
| TROPICAL DISEASES | Bronchiestasis | - | 1 P | ||
| Abscess of Liver | 2 C | — | Fibrosis of Lungs | 2 P | 1 P |
| Beri-Beri | 1 C | 1 C | DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM | ||
| Dengue Fever | — | 2 0 | |||
| Kala Azar | 1C | — | |||
| Sprue | 1 P | — | Appendicitis | 1 P, 1 C | 2 0 |
| Malaria (Debility) | 1 c | _ | Gastritis | 1 P | 1 C |
| Ankvlostomiasis | 1 p | Diarrhoea | 1 C | 6 C | |
| CATARRHAL DISEASES | Jaundice | — | 1C,1P | ||
| Enteritis | 1 C | 1 P, 2 C | |||
| Tonsillitis | 3 C, 1 Res | 4 C,22 P | Colitis | 1 c | 1 C |
| Epithelioma of Lip | 10 | — | |||
| Laryngitis | 1 C | ||||
| Hepatic Abscess | — | 1 C | |||
| RHEUMATIC CONDITIONS | Gastro-Enteritis | 2 C, 1 P | 200 P | ||
| Rheumatism | 3 C, 1 P | — | Dyspepsia | - | 1 C |
| Vincent's Angina | - | 1 p | |||
| SEPTIC CONDITIONS | Carcinoma of Stomach | - | 1 p | ||
| Cancer of Intestine | - | 1 C | |||
| Septicaemia | — | 1 P (died) | Carcinoma of Rectum | 1 c | — |
| Dental Abscess | 1 C | — | DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM | ||
| Sepsis | 1 c | — | |||
| Axillary Adenitis | — | 1 C | |||
| Perianal Abscess | 1 c | _ | |||
| Furunculosis | 1 c | — | Renal Calculus | 1 c | _ |
| Septic Foot | 1 c | — | Cystitis | 1 p | — |
| NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISORDERS | Nephritis | — | 1 c | ||
| Ureemia | — | 1 p | |||
| Insanity | 2 0 | 9 P | INJURIES | ||
| Hemiplegia | 3 C | — | |||
| Mental Debility | 1 C | — | |||
| Acute Mania | — | 1 P | Injury | 2 0 | 3 C |
| Mental Case | 1 c | — | DISEASES OF THE EAR Nil | ||
| Delusional Insanity | 1 p | _ | |||
| Dementia Prsecox | 2 P | — | |||
| Myelitis....... | 1 P | — | |||
| -Cerebral Thrombosis | 1 C | — | |||
| Apoplexy | — | 1 C | DISEASES OF THE EYE | ||
| Polio-myelitis | 1 P | — | |||
| •Cerebral Abscess | - | 1 C (died) | Glaucoma | 1 P | — |
| Paranoia | 1 P | _ | Trachoma | 1 C | _ |
| Polyneuritis | 1 P | _ | |||
| Paraplegia | — | 1 C | DISEASES OF BC | )NES AND | JOINTS |
| DISEASES OF | ? THE SKIN | Synovitis Wrist | 1 C | — | |
| Scabies | — | 1 C | OTHER DISEASES (not classified) | ||
| Dermatitis | 1 C | — | |||
| Impetigo | — | 1 c | Suicide | 1 P | 4 P, 5 0 |
| Prickly Heat | — | 1 c | |||
| Uterine Hasmorrhage | 2 P | — | |||
| DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM | Pyrexia | 1 C, 1 P | 2 C, 1 P | ||
| Effects of Heat | 1 C | ||||
| Heart Disease | — | 3 P, 4 C | Cramp | 1 C | — |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | — | 4 C, 2 P | Accidental Death | — | 2 C |
| (1 died) | Food Poisoning | — | 1 P | ||
| Cardiac Failure | 1 P | 4 P, 3 C | Unknown | 1 P (died) | — |
| Angina Pectoris | — | 1 P | Diabetes | —• | 1 P |
| Malignant Endocarditis | 1 P | — | Chill | — | 1 C |
| Lymphadenoma | 1 c | Marasmus Senilis | 1 P | ||