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 1896
[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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickets | 5 | 5 | - | - | 1 | ||
| Cancer | — | 2 | 1 | 16 | 72 | 48 | 3 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 34 | 15 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Tubercular Meningitis | 12 | 18 | 8 | ||||
| Phthisis | 3 | 4 | 35 | 158 | 98 | 13 | |
| Scrofula, Tuberculosis | 16 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Other Constitutional Diseases | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 138 | 1 | |||||
| Atelectasis | 8 | ||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 25 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Old Age | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 71 | 54 |
| Apoplexy | - | - | 4 | 6 | 42 | 68 | 10 |
| Epilepsy | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| Convulsions | 171 | 37 | 3 | ||||
| Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 33 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 44 | 10 |
| Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | ||
| Diseases of Circulatory System | 3 | 4 | 28 | 53 | 82 | 100 | 8 |
| Croup | 2 | 18 | 5 | ||||
| Bronchitis | 180 | 115 | 11 | 22 | 84 | 161 | 20 |
| Pneumonia | 57 | 86 | 19 | 38 | 54 | 18 | |
| Pleurisy | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| Dentition | 22 | 8 | |||||
| Quinsy, Sore Throat | — | 1 | |||||
| Enteritis | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Peritonitis | - | - | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
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