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.—12,048. | Belgrave.—55,099. | Mount-street Work.—268. | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital, —216. | Males, 37,511. | Females, 50,230. | Total, 87,747. | |||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | |||||||||||||||||
I. Order 1. 1. Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Measles | 1 | 8 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
4. Scarlatina | 1 | 7 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
5. Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
6. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7.Croup | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
8. Sore Throat | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
9. Whooping Cough | 9 | 4 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
10. Typhus (and infantile fever) . | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
11. Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
12. Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
13. Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
14. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
15. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
16. Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
17. Diarrhœa | 8 | 2 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
18. Cholera | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
19. Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
20. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2. 1. Syphilis | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
2. Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 3. 1. Want of Breast Milk | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
2. Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | |
.. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
Order 4. 1. Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
II. Order 1. 1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Dropsy | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | |
4. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5. Abscess | 2 | .. | 5 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
Order 2. 1. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | |
3. Phthisis | 1 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 3 | .. | 16 | 7 | 24 | 6 | .. | 1 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 60 | |
4. Hydrocephalus | 4 | 4 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
III. Order 1. 1. Cephalitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
2. Apoplexy | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 14 | 4 | 18 | |
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 4 | |
4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
5. Convulsions | 10 | 8 | 18 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | |
6. Brain Disease, Spine,&c. | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
Order 2. 1. Pericardits | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
3. Heart Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 28 | |
Order 3. 1. Laryngitis | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
2. Bronchitis | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | 17 | 20 | 37 | |
3. Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
4. Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
5. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
6. Lung Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 43, F. 42; May Fair, M. 40, F. 30;
Belgrave, M. 205, F. 20J. Total, 569. Average, 43.