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 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| All ages. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-20 | 20-40 | 40 60 | 60-80 | 80 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickets | 8 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Cancer | 160 | - | 1 | 3 | 9 | 74 | 69 | 4 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 47 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Tubercular Meningitis | 57 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 4 | |||
| Phthisis | 329 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 149 | 122 | 14 | |
| Scrofula, Tuberculosis | 76 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | ||
| Other Constitutional Diseases | 37 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 6 | |
| Premature Birth | 177 | 176 | 1 | |||||
| Atelectasis Congenital Malformations | 7 21 | 2 | ||||||
| Old Age | 126 | - | — | — | — | 2 | 74 | 50 |
| Apoplexy | 121 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 57 | 7 |
| Epilepsy | 19 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | |
| Convulsions | 227 | 191 | 31 | 5 | ||||
| Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 141 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 42 | 3 |
| Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Diseases of Circulatory System | 305 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 45 | 110 | 97 | 7 |
| Croup | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Bronchitis | 542 | 190 | 142 | 9 | 23 | 61 | 102 | 15 |
| Pneumonia | 226 | 56 | 58 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 30 | 2 |
| Pleurisy | 11 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 39 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
| Dentition | 27 | 18 | 9 | |||||
| Quinsy, Sore Throat | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||||
| Enteritis | 23 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peritonitis | 24 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |