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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
Shoreditch 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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| Cowpox and effects of Vaccination | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Tetanus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| (5) Tubercular Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | 43 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 49 | |
| Phthisis | 5 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 79 | 74 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 9 | ... | 15 | 55 | 78 | 59 | 86 | 278 | |
| Hydrocephalus and Tubercular Meningitis | 12 | 18 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 39 | |
| Other forms, Scrofula | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | |
| (G) Venereal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Syphilis | 11 | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| (7) Septic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| Pyaemia, Septicaemia | 1 ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 7 | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| II.—PARASITIC DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thrush and other Vegetable Diseases | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | |
| Worms, Hydatids, &c. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| III.—DIETIC DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Privation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Want of Breast Milk | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Alcoholism | a. Del. Tremens | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | ||
| b. Intemperance | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 | |
| Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatism of Heart | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 8 | ||
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |