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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
Lewisham 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| Thrush | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 4 | ... | |||
| Syphilis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 66 | 34 | 42 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 142 | 192 | 111 | 81 | ||
| II. Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Tabes Mesenterica | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 16 | 9 | 7 | ||
| Phthisis Pulmonalis | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | ... | 2 | 88 | 49 | 39 | ||
| Tuberculosis | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Tubercular Meningitis | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 15 | 8 | 7 | ||
| Scrofula | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ||
| Diabetes | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Cancer | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 3 | ... | ... | 51 | 19 | 32 | |||||
| Totals | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 34 | 26 | 16 | 5 | ... | ... | 31 | 191 | 94 | 97 |
| III. Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| Order 1.—Nervous System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Meningitis | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Hydrocephalus | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Apoplexy | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 12 | ... | ... | 42 | 22 | 20 | ||||
| Paralysis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 93 | 17 | 16 | ||||
| Brain Disease | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ... | 4 | 21 | 11 | 10 | ||
| Epilepsy | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 8 | 4 |