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
Rotherhithe 1865
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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| Diseases. | Under 2 years | 2 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 20 | 20 to 30 | 30 to 40 | 40 to 50 | 50 to 60 | 60 to 70 | 70 to 80 | 80 to 90 | 90 to 100 | Total. |
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| Inquests | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
| Fever | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Scarlatina | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Hooping Cough | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Diarrhœa | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 20 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Phthisis | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 23 |
| Pleurisy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diptheria | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Heart Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Liver Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Stomach Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Peritonitis & Inflammation of Bowels | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Menengitis, Cerebritis and Acute Hydrocephalus | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Convulsions | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Paralysis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Apoplexy | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| Albumenuria | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Uterine Hæmorrhage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dentition | 2 | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dropsy | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Marasmus | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Atrophy | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Inanition | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Congenital Debility | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Struma | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Child Birth | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Aptha Gangrenosa | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Load Palsy | — | — | — | —— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cancer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Decay of Nature | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 10 |
| 70 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | — | 176 |
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