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. | Helgrave.—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. | NonParishioners. | |||||||||||||||||
I. Order 1. 1. Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Measles | .. | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
4. Scarlatina | .. | 22 | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 27 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 32 | |
5. Diphtheria | 2 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
6. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7.Croup | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
8. Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
9. Whooping Cough | 1 | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
10. Typhus (and infantile fever) | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
11. Erysipelas | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
12. Metria | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | |
13. Pyæmia | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 13 | |
14. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
16. Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
17. Diarrhœa | 3 | 3 | 6 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
18. Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
19. Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
20. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | |
Order 2. 1. Syphilis | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
2. Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Want of Breast Milk | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2. Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Order 4. 1.Thrus | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
II. Order 1. 1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
2. Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | l | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
3.Cancer | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
4. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
5. Abscess | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Order 2. 1. Scrofula | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | . | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | ||
2. Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
3. Phthisis | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 41 | |
4. Hydrocephalus | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
III. Order 1. 1. Cephalitis | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 7 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
4. Epilepsy | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | |
5. Convulsions | 7 | 2 | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
6. Brain Disease,&c. | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
Order 2. 1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Heart Disease,&c. | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | .. | 6 | 3 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 18 | 12 | 30 | |
Order 3. 1. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Bronchitis | 11 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 26 | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | 28 | 28 | 56 | |
3. Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | |
4. Pneurisy | 8 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | .. | 3 | 2 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 12 | 15 | 27 | |
5. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
6. Lung Disease, &c. | 2 | 1 | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 61, F. 45; Way Fair, M. 37, F. 21;
Belgrave, M. 188, F. 192. Total, 544. Average, 41.8.