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 Work.—268. | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George't Hospital. —216. | Males, 37,511. | Females, 50,236. | Total. 87.747. | |||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | |||||||||||||||||
I, Order 1. 1. Small-pox | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
2. Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Measles | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
4. Scarlatins | 2 | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
5. Diphtheria | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
6. Glanders. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
7. Croup | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
8. Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
9. Whooping Cough | 4 | 10 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 6 | l5 | |
10. Typhus (and infantile fever) | .. | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
11. Erysipelas | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
12. Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
13. Pyaemia | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
14. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
16. Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
17. Diarrhœa | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
18. Cholera | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
19. Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
20. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Order 2. 1. Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 3. 1. Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2.Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Order 4. 1. Thrush | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
II. Order 1. 1. Gout | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Dropsy | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | ||
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
4. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | |
5. Abscess | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Order 2. 1. Scorfula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 Tabes Mesenterica | 4 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
3. Paralysis | 2 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 4 | .. | 12 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 24 | 68 | |
4. Hydrocephalus | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | |
III. Order 1. 1.Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
5. Convulsions | 20 | 10 | 30 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 21 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 23 | 9 | 32 | |
6. Brain Disease,&c. | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .. | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 20 | |
Order 2. 1. pericarditis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
3. Heart Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | 12 | 16 | 14 | 30 | |
Order 3. 1. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Bronchitis | 11 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 15 | 39 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 43 | 84 | |
3. Pleurisy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
4. Pneumonia | .. | 10 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | 7 | 1 | 9 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | |
5. Asthama | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | |
6. Lung Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 37, F. 59; May Fair, M. 31, F. 39;
Belgrave, M. 225, F. 214. Total, 605. Average, 46.5.