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 ft. | 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 Work.—208. | 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. Measles | 6 | 13 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 8 | 20 | |
3. Scarlatina | 2 | 4 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
4. Diphteria | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
5 Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
6. Croup | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | i | 3 | 4 | |
7. Sore Throat | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
8. Whooping Cough .... | 8 | 5 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
9. Typhus (and infantile fever) . | .. | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 17 | |
10. Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
11. Metria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | ||
12. Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
13. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
14. Influenza | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | ||
15. Dysentery | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
16. Diarrhœa | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
17. Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
18. Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
19. Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
20. Rheumatism | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | ||
Order 2. | .. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Syphillis | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2. Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | I | .. | 1 | ||
Order 3. | .. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Privation | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
2. Want of Breast Milk | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Order 3. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
4. Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
.. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
Order 4. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Thrush | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | |
II. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | |
2. Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | l | 3 | |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | '2 | 9 | 8 | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | |
4. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
5. Abscess | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | 7 | 3 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||
3. Phthisis | 2 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 19 | 4 | .. | 15 | 5 | 26 | 4 | .. | 4 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 61 | |
4. Hydrocephalus | 1 | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
III. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
5. Convulsions | 16 | 6 | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 11 | 23 | |
6. Brain Disease, Spine, etc | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
3. Heart Disease, &c | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .. | 1 | 1 | 15 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 21 | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Lryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Bronchitis | 14 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 45 | 7 | .. | 2 | 8 | 31 | 54 | 85 | |
3. Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
4. Pneumonia | 6 | 6 | 14 | '2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 12 | 8 | 20 | |
5. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
6. Lung Disease, &c. | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 66, F. 61; May Fair, M. 31. F, 36;
Belgrave, M. 243, F. 259.
Total. 696.
Average 53.6.