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
Paddington 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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| Diphtheria | 23 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 65 | 10 | 75 |
| Simple Continued and Ill.defined Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 7 | ... | 7 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Other Miasmatic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2.—Diarrhœal Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Simple Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ... | 7 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 5 | ... | 5 | 33 | 4 | 37 |
| 3.—Malarial Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Remittent Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4.—Zoogenous Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Cowpox and effects of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia,Glanders, Splenic Fever) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5.—Venereal Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Syphilis | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 3 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| Gonorrhœa, Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6.—Septic Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Pyaemia, Septicaemia | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 5 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| II—PARASITIC DISEASES. | |||||||||||||||
| Thrush,and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 |
| III—DIETIC DISEASES. | |||||||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Delirium Tremens | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |