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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Rheumatism | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
| Gout | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rickets | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 15 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 64 | 36 | 100 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | ... | 3 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 11 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 7 | 40 |
| Phthisis... | 40 | 10 | 50 | 46 | 5 | 51 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 43 | 4 | 47 | 152 | 21 | 173 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Purpura, Hemorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 |
| Ansemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| V. -DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 9 | 45 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Old Age | 25 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 58 | 22 | 80 |
| VI.— LOCAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||||||
| 1.—Diseases op Nervous System. | |||||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 9 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 19 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 68 | 25 | 93 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Epilepsy | 3 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | 9 |
| Convulsions | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 34 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 |