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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 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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Table III.(continued). Females.
| Diseases. | AGES. | All Ages. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | ||
| SPECIFIC FEBRILE, OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES (continued). | ||||||||||||
| 6.—Septic Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 10 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| II-PARASITIC DISEASES. | ||||||||||||
| III.—DIETIC DISEASES. | ||||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
| IV—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. | ||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 96 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 6 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 |
| Phthisis | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 56 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| V.-DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | ||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 |
| Atelectasis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 30 | 12 | 45 |
| VI.—LOCAL DISEASES. | ||||||||||||
| 1.—Diseases of Nervous System. | ||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 6 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 63 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 |
| Epilepsy | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 |
| Convulsions | 9 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |