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 1900
[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 | 13 | 5 | 8 | |||||
| Cancer | 188 | — | — | 2 | 15 | 87 | 77 | 7 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 59 | 33 | 24 | - | 2 | |||
| Tubercular Meningitis | 70 | 20 | 37 | 11 | 2 | |||
| Phthisis | 344 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 163 | 121 | 21 | |
| Scrofula, Tuberculosis | 57 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | 20 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| Premature Birth | 164 | 164 | ||||||
| Atelectasis | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 28 | 27 | 1 | |||||
| Old Age | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 78 |
| Apoplexy | 140 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 53 | 75 | 5 |
| Epilepsy | 22 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Convulsions | 156 | 129 | 27 | |||||
| Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 128 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 1 |
| Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diseases of Circulatory System | 295 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 48 | 90 | 99 | 9 |
| Croup | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Bronchitis | 661 | 205 | 137 | 5 | 21 | 88 | 174 | 31 |
| Pneumonia | 346 | 51 | 88 | 20 | 64 | 97 | 23 | 3 |
| Pleurisy | 20 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 57 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 1 |
| Dentition | 36 | 20 | 16 | |||||
| Quinsy, Sore Throat | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Enteritis | 218 | 166 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Peritonitis | 20 | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 |