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St Giles (Camden) 1861

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]

Published
1862
Pages
28
Tables
24

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24 tables in this report

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    Death-rate per 10,000* in St. Giles's and neighbouring Districts.
    DISTRICTS18571858185918601861
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    MORTALITY IN 1861.
    Districts.Population, 1861. Census.|REGISTERED MORTALITY.Column A.Column B. (see Note.)Total Mortality in 1861, corrected for Cols. A. & B.Districts.
    1st Quarter, 13 Weeks.2nd Quarter, 13 Weeks.3rd Quarter, 13 Weeks.4th Quarter. 13 Weeks.Whole Year, 52 Weeks.
    Actual number.per 10,000.Actual number.per 10,000Actual number.per 10,000.Actual number.per 10,000Actual number.per 10,000(add)( subtract.)Actual numberper 10,000
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    Comparison of Mortality from various causes in London "and in Saint Giles. Whole Year, 1801,
    Classes.Classes and Orders of Disease.London.Sr. Gills', Population, 54049.
    Population, 2,803 939Estimated Quota.*Actual Registered Mortality.Corrected for Deaths in Hosptls.
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    of the various hospitals, the 1 46 1 deaths of St. Giles's were distributed in the three sub-districts in the following way:—
    Deaths of residents in sub-district ofDying at own Homes.Dying in Hospitals.Dying inWorkhouse.Total.
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    Death-rate per 10,000* in sub-districts.
    DISTRICTS.1857.1858.1859.1860.1861.
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    Registered Births in Sub-districts.
    sub-districts.1857.1858.1859.1860.1861.
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    Ten Sub-Divisions of St. Giles's; their order of Mortality from all causes, 1861-
    Order of Sequence, 1861.Locality ofActual number of Deaths in 1861.Total Mortnlity per 10,000.
    In Houses.In WorkhIn HospitalTotal. •
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    The Ten Sub-Divisions—their Order of Infantile Mortality in 1861.
    Order of Sequence, 1861.Locality ofDeaths among Children in 1861.Infantile mortality per 10,000 residents.
    Under 3 months.3 months to 2 years.2 years to 5 years.Total under 5 years.
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    The Ten Localities- their Order of Mortality from zymotic Diseases. (Miasmatic order) 1861.
    Order of Sequence, 1861.Locality ofDeaths from Miasmatic Diseases in 1861.Zymotic mortality per 10,000.
    All miasmatic Diseases.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheritis.Whooping Cough.Typhus, &c.Fever.Diarrhœa.Other miasme. Diseases.
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    The Ten Localities- their order Mortality from Tubercular Diseases, 1861.
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    The Ten Localities—their order of Mortality from Diseases of the Lungs, 1861
    Order of Sequence, 1861.Locality ofDeaths from Lung Diseases.Mortality per 10,000.
    Bronchitis.Inflammation of Lungs & pleuraTotal.From acute lung diseases.From all lung diseases
    Chronic.Acute.
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    The two preceding years are given with 1861.
    Violent Deaths.1859.1860.1 61.Total of 3 years.
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    New Cases treated at Bloomsbury Dispensary, 1861.
    Quarter endingPhysician's Cases.Surgeon's Cases.Casualties.Total.
    Admitd.Visited at home.Died.Admitd.Visited at home.Died.|Admitd.Visited at home.Died.
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    Cases of Disease ani Deaths, occurring in the Practice of the Workhouse in 1861, and its four Quarters.
    Cases occurring—Within Walls of Workhouse, (Infirmary and Inmates).Among Out-Patients attending at Workhouse.Among Patients visited at their own homes.
    Quarters of the Year.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Whole Year.First.SecondThird.Fourthwhole Year.First Quarter.SecondQuarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Whole Year.
    Cases.New Cases.DeathsNew Cases.DeathsNew Cases.Death.New Cases.DeathsNew CasesDeathsNew cases. No deaths.New Cases.DeathsNew CasesDeathsNew Cases.DeathsNew Cases.DeathsNew Cases.Deaths
    Of all Diseases248712365025332352611089214923108114429024348546853934240168525631865258
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    House improvements in the several Localities of St. Giles's, effected under the superintendence of Inspector Webb, between March 25th, 1861, and March 25th, 1802.
    House improvements in Localities.ABCDKFGHKLWhole District of St. Giles's
    Around Bedford Square.Around Russell Square.Around Coram Street.Around Bloomsbury.sq.Around Church Lane.Around Dudley Street.Around Short's gardensAround Northern part of . Drury Lane.Around Southsern part of Drury Lane.i Around Lincoln's Inn Fields.
    Number of houses improved.463510030638366707418585
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    Note —The numbers are computed on an estimate of the population of the period named, and comparison made throughout from the printed returns of the Registrar-General.
    Mean of 10 years, 1847 to 1856.Death rate of 5 last years, each corrected to 365¼ days.
    18571858185918601861 1
    London24.4622.0723.9822.7722.5723.17
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    TABLE II—Deaths in Hospitals among Patients brought from St. Giles's and neighbouring Districts, 1861.
    DistrictsTotal ascertained Deaths in London Hospitals.Kings College Hospital, (Strand).Middlesex Hospital (Marylebone).Cliaring Cross Hospital (St. Martins)University College Hospital (St. Pancras)Children's Hospital (Holborn).St. Bartholomew's Hospital W, (London)Royal Free Hospital (St. Pancras).London Fever Hospl. (Islington).Westminster Hospital (Westminster).St. Mary's Hospital (Paddington).Deaths in Hospitals out of the district.
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    TABLE III.— Causes of Deaths in St. Giles' in 1861, with the Ages at Death. (Deaths in Hospitals are here included.)
    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 and under 35.35 and under 45.45 and under 55.55 and under 65.05 and under 75.75 and under 85.85 and upwards.
    Males.Femls.Total.
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    TABLE III—(continued.) Diseases in Orders.
    Class.Causes of Death.At all Ages.under 2 years.2 and under 5.5 and under 10.10 and under 2020 and under 25.25 and under 3535 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.
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    TABLE III. Diseases in Orders- (continued.)
    Class.Causes of DeathAt all Ages.Under 2 years2 and under 55 and under 1010 and under 2020 and under 2525 and under 3535 and under 4545 and under 5555 and under 6565 and under 7575 and under 1585 and upwards.
    Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE IV.—Comparison of Mortality from various causes in London, and in St Giles's. Four Quarters, 1861.
    Class.Classes and Orders of Disease.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third QuarterFourth Quarter.
    London.St. Giles.London.St. Giles.London.St Giles.London.St. Giles.
    Estimated Quota.Actual Number.Estimated Quota.Actual Number.Estimated Quota.Actual Number.Estimated Quota.Actual Number.
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    TABLE V.—Registered Deaths in 52 Weeks of 1861. Sub-Districts of St. Giles's Here the Deaths registered in error are omitted,
    Deaths in Sub-Districts. [Population 1861, corrected.]First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Whole Year, 1860
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.MF.Both Sexes
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    TABLE VI.—Registered Births in 52 Weeks of 1861. Sub-Districts of St. Giles's
    Births in Sub-Districts.First Quarter.Second QuarterThird Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Whole Year. 1860.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.Total Children
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    TABLE VII-—Houses and population of the Ten Sub-divisions of St Giles's From the Census of 1861.
    locality ofinhabited houses.residents.