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 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| Rickets | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | . . | ... | 4 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 110 | 11 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | ... |
| Phthisis | ... | 2 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | ... | 130 | 6 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... |
| Purpura, Hæemorrhagic Diathesis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 13 | 2 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . | ... | ... | ... |
| 21 | 17 | 21 | 32 | 37 | 48 | 40 | 44 | 41 | 17 | 2 | 320 | 22 | |
| V. Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 75 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75 | ... |
| Atelectasis | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
| Congenital Malformations | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 18 | 64 | 41 | 125 | 1 |
| 91 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 18 | 64 | 41 | 216 | ... | |
| VI. Local Diseases | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 87 | 7 |
*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.