Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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1. Gout | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | 7 | ||
2. Dropay | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | |
3. Cancer | 15 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 60 | 25 | 85 | |
4. Cancrum Oris (Noma) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. • | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
5. Mortification | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
1. Scrofula | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ... | 3 | 18 | 1 | 19 | |
3. Phthisis | 33 | 12 | 45 | 31 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 8 | 46 | 30 | 5 | 35 | 132 | 33 | 165 | |
4. Hydrocephalus | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 12 | 46 | |
III. | Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
1. Cephalitis | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
2. Apoplexy | 17 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 42 | 17 | 59 | |
3. Paralysis | 11 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | ... | 2 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 5 | 37 | |
4. Insanity | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
5. Chorea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
6. Epilepsy | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
7. Convulsions | 11 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 7 | 41 | |
10 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 8 | 43 | ||
1. Pericarditis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
2. Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
3. Heart Disease, etc. | 21 | 10 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 10 | 46 | 106 | 41 | 147 |