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 <fc Population. | 8exes. | |||||||||||||||
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Under 1. | | 1 and under 6. | Total under 20. | 20 and under 40. | 40 and under 60. | 60 and under ho. | 80 and above. | Hanover.—19,770. | May Fair.—12,648. | Belgrave.—55,099. | Mount-street Work.—208. | Little ChelBea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital, —216. | Males, 37,511. | Females, 50,236. | Total, 87,747. | |||
Parishioners. | Non-Piriitakam. | |||||||||||||||||
I. Order 1. | • | |||||||||||||||||
1. Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Measles | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
4. Scarlatina | .. | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
5. Diphtheria | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | ||
6. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7. Croup | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
8. Sore Throt | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
9. Whooping Cough | 2 | 8 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
10. Typhus (and infantile fever) | .. | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 13 | 13 | ||
11.Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
12.Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
13.Pyæmia | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
14.Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15.Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
16. Dysentery | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
17. Diarrhœa | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
18. Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
19.Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
20. Rheumatism | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Syphilis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2.Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1.Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2.Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Alcoholism | a. Del. Tremens | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
b. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 4. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Thrush | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
II. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1.Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
2.Dropsy | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | ||
3.Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
4.Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
5. Abscess | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
3. Phthisis | 1 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 22 | 3 | .. | 15 | 7 | 28 | 11 | .. | .. | 11 | 48 | 24 | 72 | |
4.Hydrocephalus | 3 | 4 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
III. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1.Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 10 | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
5.Convulsions | 7 | 5 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
6. Brain Disease, &c | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
3. Heart Disease, $c | 2 | .. | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | .. | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 | 18 | 8 | 26 | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2. Bronchitis | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 48 | |||
3.Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
4. Pneumonia | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
5. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
6. Lung Disease, $c | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 46, F. 47; May Fair, M. 34,F. 34
Belgrave ,M. 205, F. 190. Total, 556. Average, 42 7.