Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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DISEASES. | Ages at Death. | Sub-Districts & Population. | Sexes. | |||||||||||||||
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Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | Total under 20. | 20 and under 40. | 40 and under 60. | 60 and under 80. | 80 and above. | Hanover Square.—19,770. | May Fair.—12,648. | Belgrave.—55,099. | Mount-street Work.—230, | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital. —216. | Males, 37,511. | Females, 50,236. | Total, 87,747. | |||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | |||||||||||||||||
I. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Measles | 2 | 5 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
4. Scarlatina | .. | 11 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | |
5. Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | |
6. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7. Croup | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
8. Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
9. Whooping Cough | 3 | 6 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
10. Typhus (and infantile fever) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
11. Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
12. Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
13. Pyaemia | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
14. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
16. Dysentery | .. | 1 | i | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
17. Diarrhoea | 28 | 4 | 32 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 25 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 12 | 22 | 34 | |
18. Cholera | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
19. Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
20. Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
21. Rheumatism | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Syphilis | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
2. Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Want of Breast Milk | 9 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
3. Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4. Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
b Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Order 4. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Thrush | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
II. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Dropsy | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||
4. Mortification | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
5. Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Scrofula | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
2. Tabes Mesentorica. | 7 | 3 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
3. Phthisis | .. | .. | 6 | 22 | 15 | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | 25 | 6 | .. | 1 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 49 | |
4. Hcemoptysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5. Hydrocephalus | 6 | 6 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
III. Ord:: a 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Apoplexy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
5. Convulsions | 3 | 6 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
6. Brain Disease, &c | 4 | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
7. Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Pericarditis | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Heart Disease, &c | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 20 | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Laryngitis | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 47, F. 45; May Fair, M. 33, F. 24;
Bclgrave, M. 199, F. 1C9. Total 517 Average 39.7.