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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| All ages. | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 5 | 5 15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 and upwards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Cut or Stab | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| By Fall or Crushing | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| By Other Methods | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Syphilis | 12 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Pyæmia Septicæmia | 13 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — |
| Infective Endocarditis | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| Other Septic Diseases | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Injury at Birth | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dentition | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — . |
| Osteo-arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 7 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 27 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 |
| Typhus Fever | |||||||||
| Continued Fever | |||||||||
| Relapsing Fever | |||||||||
| Dysentery | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Plague |