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
East Ham 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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| Impetigo | 75 | Eczema | 3 |
| Teeth Extracted | 40 | Stye | 3 |
| Ear Discharge | 33 | Enlarged Glands | 2 |
| Septic Conditions | 30 | Synovitis | 1 |
| Eye Inflammation | 27 | Burn | 1 |
| Throat Affections | 18 | Chilblains | 1 |
| Ringworm—Body | 10 | Total | 257 |
| Abscess | 7 | ||
| Whitlow | 6 |
TABLE VI.
| Scabies | 368 | Favus | 13 |
| Teeth | 221 | Ecythema | 12 |
| Impetigo | 160 | Laryngitis | 12 |
| Ringworm—Head | 127 | Verminous Condition | 11 |
| Throat Affection | 111 | Herpes | 11 |
| Vision | 88 | Abscess | 11 |
| Debility | 80 | Ulcers | 10 |
| Chest Condition | 68 | Pemphigus | 9 |
| Anaemia | 66 | Bronchitis | 8 |
| Ear Condition | 37 | Scalds | 7 |
| Eye Inflammation | 31 | Mentally Deficient | 7 |
| Enlarged Glands | 27 | Psoriasis | 7 |
| Mumps | 25 | Eczema | 5 |
| Enlarged Tonsils | 25 | Lupus | 4 |
| Ringworm—Body | 21 | Injury | 4 |
| Rash | 21 | Warts | 4 |
| Cough | 21 | Deformity | 4 |
| Septic Condition | 19 | Onychia | 4 |
| Heart Affection | 19 | Urticaria | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | 18 | Erythema Nodosum | 4 |
| Stomach Affection | 17 | Cellulitis | 4 |
| Influenza | 16 | Poisoning | 4 |
| Chicken Pox | 15 | Diphtheria | 3 |
| Adenoids | 15 | Diarrhœa | 3 |
| Tuberculosis | 15 | Jaundice | 3 |
| Rheumatism | 14 | Rupture | 3 |
| Nose Affections | 13 | Fits | 3 |