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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
Barnes 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Social Conditions. 13
Appended is a classified list of those diseases.
| BARNES. | Mortlake. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart Diseases, etc. | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Acute Rheumatism | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Chronic Rheumatism | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gout | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Debility | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| Marasmus | - | 7 | 7 |
| Senile Debility | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| Influenza | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Epilepsy and Convulsions | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Mental Diseases | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Whooping Cough | - | 3 | 3 |
| Measles | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| Tonsilitis | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Erysipelas | - | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | - | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| Cancer | 1 | - | 1 |
| Parasitic Diseases | - | 2 | 2 |
| Skin Diseases and Injuries | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| Bone Diseases and Injuries | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Joint Diseases and Injuries | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Child bearing | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Bronchitis | 17 | 51 | 68 |
| Phthisis | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| Gastric Intestinal Diseases | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| Cerebral Hemorrhage, Paralysis, etc. | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Cirrhosis and Alcoholism | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Eye Diseases | 2 | - | 2 |
| Glandular Diseases | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Neuralgia | - | 2 | 2 |
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| No Diagnosis | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 116 | 301 | 417 |
The above list, together with information in the hands of the
Education Authority, forms the only available information at present
with reference to the existence of sickness other than infectious
disease in the district. Information of this nature forms a most
valuable index to the social and physical condition of the
residents, and together with the extended information which will be