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.—19,770. | May Fair.—12,648. | Belgrave.—55 099. | Mount-street '.Vork.—268. | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital. —216. | Males, 37,511. | Females, 50,236. | Total, 87,747. | ||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||||
Order 4. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2. Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3. Ascites | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
4. Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
5. Ileus and Intussusception | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
6. Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7. Stomach Disease, &c. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
8. Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
9. Jaundice | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
10. Liver Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
Order 5. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Nephria | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
2. Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
3. Kidney Disease, &c | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | |
4. Diseased Bladder | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 |
Order 6. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Uterus Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Order 7. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Arthritis. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Joint Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
3. Spinal Curvature | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 8. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
3. Skin Disease, &c. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
IV. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Premature Birth | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
2. Cyanosis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
3. Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Other Malformations 5. Teething | 1 | .. .. | 1 2 | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. 1 | 1 1 | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. 1 | 1 1 | 1 2 |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Child-birth (see Metria) | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 17 |
Order 4. 1. Atrophy and Debility | 5 | 1 | 16 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 6 | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | 20 |
2. Exhaustion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
V. Order 1. (Accident or Negligence.) | |||||||||||||||||
1. Fractures and Contusions . | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | 4 |
2. Gunshot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Wound | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Burns and Scalds | 1 | 4 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
5. Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
6. Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
7. Suffocation | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8. Other Injuries | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | ||
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Murder and Manslaughter | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ordkr 4. (Soicide.) | |||||||||||||||||
1. Cut, Stab, Shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
2. Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Sudden Deaths (Cause unascertained) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Causes not specified or ill-defined | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | |
TOTAL lk | 121 | 71 | 226 | 58 | 76 | 75 | 16 | 86 | 28 | 247 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 49 | 258 | 193 | 451 |
DEATHS registered during corresponding weeks of ten years (average) 408
Weekly Average 31