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
West Ham 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-20 | 20-40 | 40-60 | 60-80 | 80 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premature birth | 158 | — | |||||
| Atelectasis | 13 | ||||||
| Congenital malformations | 14 | ||||||
| Old age | — | — | — | — | 2 | 76 | 66 |
| Apoplexy | — | — | 3 | 40 | 56 | 6 | |
| Epilepsy | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Convulsions | 39 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Other diseases of brain and nervous system | 17 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 2 |
| Diseases of organs of special sense | — | 1 | |||||
| Diseases of circulatory system | 5 | 1 | 29 | 32 | 75 | 90 | 6 |
| Croup | 4 | 20 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Bronchitis | 170 | 113 | 14 | 92 | 175 | 20 | |
| Pneumonia | 45 | 80 | 32 | 50 | 60 | 35 | 3 |
| Pleurisy | — | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | 5 | |
| Other diseases of respiratory organs | 4 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | |
| Dentition | 34 | 16 | |||||
| Quinsy, sore throat | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Enteritis | 63 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| Peritonitis | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | |
| Diseases of liver | 3 | — | 1 | 9 | 25 | 18 | |
| Other diseases of digestive system | 12 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 13 | |
| Diseases of lymphatic system and ductless glands. | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| Diseases of urinary system | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| Diseases of generative system | — | — | — | 3 | |||
| Accidents of child-birth | 1 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||
| Diseases of locomotive system | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Diseases of integumentary system | 10 | 3 | — | — | 2 |