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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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APPENDIX No. 2.
Water Companies' Accounts.
| Disease. | 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 | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inquests | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Fever | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Measles | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Scarlatina | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Hooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Diarrhœa | 3 | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 |
| Phthisis | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| Heart Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Liver Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Stomach Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Meningitis, Cerevbritis and Acute Hydrocephalus | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Convulsions | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Paralysis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Apoplexy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Epilepsy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congestion | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Marasmus | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Atrophy | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital Debility | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Spina Bifida | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Syphilitic Poison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Rupture of Blood Vessel | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diseases of Recturn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | _ | — | 1 |
| Abscess | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | —- | 1 |
| Lead Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cancer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dreay of Nature | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 44 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 121 |
(Signed) W. CLAY, Chairman.
T. F. MARSON,}
Auditors.
E. O. COE,}