King's College Hospital : report for 1842 / with remarks.

  • William Augustus Guy
Date:
[1843]
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Credit: King's College Hospital : report for 1842 / with remarks. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Skin diseases (unnamed). 61 48 Strophulus 0 3 Lichen .... 11 11 Prurigo 1 11 Lepra vulgaris 13 47 - syphilitica . 9 15 Psoriasis 18 29 Pityriasis 2 0 Urticaria 17 22 Roseola 1 1 Erythema 4 18 -nodosum 1 2 Pemphigus 3 3 Pompholyx . 1 0 Impetigo 7 5 Porrigo 116 92 Ecthyma 6 5 Scabies 77 79 Herpes 28 20 Rupia .... 2 0 - syphilitica 0 1 Miliaria 1 0 Eczema 54 39 Aphthse 12 17 Acne . 7 6 Lupus . . . . 1 0 Sycosis 4 0 Nsevus . . . . 0 1 Phlegmon 107 104 Abscess 86 57 Anthrax 19 5 Ulcers of the leg . 113 108 -other parts 53 51 Fistula in ano 7 5 -perineo . 1 0 Varicose veins 6 8 Tumors 21 24 Malignant tumors . 3 4 Glandular enlargements . 25 10 Enlarged and inflamed bursae 14 34 Hernia . 21 13 Malformations 23 18 Wounds 84 33 Burns and scalds . 40 35 Contusions and sprains . 249 157 Concussion . 4 1 Dislocations . 7 3 Fractures 64 30 Other accidents 5 12 Attempts at suicide 1 6 Diseases of Females. Anaemia, chlorosis . Hyperlactatio, mimosis inquieta Amenorrhoea . Irregular menstruation Dysmenorrhoea Menorrhagia .... Leucorrhoea . Purulent discharge from the vagina of children . • • 2 Pregnancy • • 8 Abortus . • • 13 Diseases of the vagina • • 6 Inflammation of the pudenda 4 Prolapsus uteri • • 29 Organic diseases of uterus and o’ vary . 16 Diseases of the mammae • » 34 Ovarian dropsy • • 1 Change of life • • 35 General Abstract. Febrile affections . 165 179 344 Catarrh 137 248 385 Contagious exanthemata 64 57 121 Struma, gout, &c. 168 241 409 Dropsies 15 26 41 Rheumatic affections 302 232 534 Convulsive diseases, &c. 35 81 116 Paralytic affections 30 14 44 Neuralgic affections 31 173 204 Mental disorders 21 14 35 Diseases of the brain 95 155 250 - throat, larynx, &c. 82 125 207 -lungs 577 542 1119 -heart and arteries . 28 32 60 -stomach 113 281 394 -intestines 295 514 809 Intestinal worms 54 70 124 Diseases of the abdominal cavity 3 3 6 -liver 18 14 32 -urinary organs 53 24 77 Syphilitic diseases 916 418 1334 Other diseases of male organs of generation . 98 (-) 98 Diseases of bones, joints, teeth, &c. 82 105 187 -the organs of sense 149 149 298 Skin diseases 457 475 932 Inflammation and its con- sequences 386 330 716 Tumors, &c. 113 111 224 Accidents and external injuries . 453 271 724 Attempts at suicide 1 6 7 Diseases of females (-) 606 606 Total, 4941 5497 10438 As the number of cases registered during the past year is so considerable, and as the cases themselves may be fairly assumed to present a tolerably correct view of the sickness preva¬ lent in the most central districts of the metropolis, I have prepared a table showing the number of the several diseases, or classes of disease, which occurred in the several months and quarters of the year 1842. (Table 1.) 109 3 22 12 60 24 47 2 39 2 22 3 6 1 12 208 11 156 48 2 1 1 93 29 13 1 4 1 211 143 24 221 104 12 1 14 45 7 35 48 34 41 117 75 406 5 10 94 17 7 33 97 83 9 29 106 101