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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Giles (Camden) 1860
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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TABLE III.—Causes of Deaths in St. Giles's, in 1860, with the Ages at Death.
DISEASES IN CLASSES.
| Class. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | At all ages. | Under 2 years. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 20. | 20 and under 25. | 25 ana under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 55. | 55 and under 65. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and under 85. | 85 and upwards. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Total. | ||||||||||||||
| All causes | 742 | 677 | 1419 | 449 | 141 | 50 | 32 | 36 | 71 | 129 | 154 | 143 | 126 | 73 | 15 | |
| Specified causes | 735 | 667 | 1402 | 144 | 139 | 50 | 32 | 36 | 71 | 127 | 148 | 143 | 124 | 73 | 15 | |
| Classes. | ||||||||||||||||
| I. | Zymotic Diseas | 141 | 123 | 264 | 128 | 77 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... |
| II. | Constitutional | 175 | 139 | 314 | 46 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 36 | 59 | 60 | 26 | 11 | 3 | ... |
| III. | Local | 316 | 297 | 613 | 164 | 31 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 49 | 74 | 109 | 98 | 25 | 3 |
| IV. | Developmental | 84 | 88 | 172 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 13 | 45 | 12 |
| V. | Violent Deaths | 19 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| I. | Orders. | |||||||||||||||
| 1 Miasmatic Diseases | 120 | 113 | 242 | 114 | 77 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 2 Enthetic | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Dietic | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Parasitic | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| II. | 1 Diathetic | 7 | 26 | 33 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | ... |
| 2 Tubercular | 168 | 113 | 281 | 46 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 54 | 50 | 19 | 4 | 1 | ... | |
| III. | 1 Diseases of Nervous System | 72 | 72 | 144 | 47 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 „ Organs of Circulatn. | 32 | 31 | 63 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 1 | ... | |
| 3 ,, Respiratory Organs | 166 | 145 | 311 | 110 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 57 | 47 | 9 | 1 | |
| 4 „ Digestive Organs | 27 | 39 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 5 | ... | |
| 5 „ Urinary Organs | 17 | 6 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| 6 „ Organs of Generatn. | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7 „ Organs of Locomatn. | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 8 „ Integumentary Systm | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| IV. | 1 Developmtl. Dis.of Childn. | 29 | 21 | 50 | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 „ Adults | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 „ Old People | 28 | 42 | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 45 | 12 | |
| 4 Diseases of Nutrition | 27 | 18 | 45 | 43 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| V. | 1 Accident or Negligence. | 14 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 Homicide | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Suicide | 5 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Violent Deaths not classed. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Sudden Deaths cause unascertained | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Causes not specified | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |