London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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TABLE III. (Continued.)
| AGES. | Total. | 55 to 60* | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & upwards. | |||
| II. Parasitic Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| III. Dietic Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ... |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 1 | |
| IV. Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
*By filling in this Column the Statistics of Table III. will be made comparable with those of the Weekly and Quarterly Returns of
the Registrar General, and also available for the Reports required by the Local Government Board.