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.—65,099. | Mount-street Work.—268. | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital. —216. | Males, 37,511. | Females, 50,236. | Total, 87,747. | ||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||||
Order 4. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Enteritis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
2. Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 6 | |
3. Ascites | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | |
.. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6. Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7. Stomach Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
8. Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||
10. Liver Disease, &c.. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
Order 5. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Nephria | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | |||
2. Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | 1 | |
3. Kidney Disease, &c | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
4. Diseased Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 6. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Order 7. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Order 8. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||
IV. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Premature Birth | 13 | .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 13 |
2. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Other Malformations | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
5. Teethine | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Child-birth (see Metria) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 7 | 14 | 21 |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Atrophy and Debility | 12 | 1 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 11 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 14 | |
V. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
(Accident or Negligence.) | |||||||||||||||||
1. Fractures and Contusions | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 2 | 12 | |||
2. Gunshot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
5. Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6. Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7. Suffocation | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
8. Other Injuries | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Murder and Manslaughter | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||||||
(Suicide.) | |||||||||||||||||
1. Cut, Stab, Shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||
2. Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
3. Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Hanging, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Sudden Deaths (Cause unascertained) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Causes not specified or ill-defined | 4 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | 6 |
TOTAL | 101 | 83 | 223 | 93 | 101 | l19 | 24 | 81 | 46 | 29S | 24 | 13 | 20 | 77 | 293 | 267 | 560 |