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 St. Giles District]
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TABLE III.— Causes of Deaths in St. Giles' in 1861, with the Ages at Death.
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. | ||
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Males. | Femls. | Total. | ||||||||||||||
All causes | 755 | 706 | 1461 | 458 | 177 | 62 | 45 | 28 | 85 | 105 | 147 | 146 | 127 | 69 | 12 | |
Specified causes | 74G | G94 | 1440 | 447 | 177 | 61 | 45 | 28 | 84 | 103 | 144 | 144 | 126 | 69 | 12 | |
t | (Classes.) | |||||||||||||||
Zymotic Diseases | 164 | 175 | 339 | 151 | 99 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ••• | |
x • tt | Constitutional ,, | 175 | 140 | 315 | 58 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 43 | 39 | 59 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
i J • ttt | Local ,, | 330 | 305 | 635 | 164 | 51 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 51 | 71 | 104 | 105 | 27 | 3 |
111. iv | Developmental ,, | 59 | 61 | 120 | 60 | 2 | ••• | 1 | 2 | ••• | 1 | ••• | 1 | 7 | 38 | 8 |
1 v • V- | Violent Deaths | 18 | 13 | 31 | 14 | 2 | ••• | 3 | ••• | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ••• | ••• | ••• |
I. | (Orders.) | |||||||||||||||
1. Miasmatic Diseases | 145 | 162 | 307 | 131 | 99 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ••• | ••• | |
2. Enthetic ,, | 10 | 7 | 17 | 13 | ••• | ••• | ••• | 1 | 1 | ••• | 1 | • • • | ••• | 1 | ••• | |
3. Dietic ,, | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | 2 | 2 | 3 | • • • | 1 | ••• | ••• | |
4. Parasitic ,, | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | • • | ••• | ••• | ••• | |
11. | Diathetic ,, | 9 | 25 | 34 | ••• | ••• | ••• | 1 | 1 | ••• | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
2. Tubercular „ | 166 | 115 | 281 | 58 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 36 | 53 | 24 | 3 | ••• | ••• | |
III. | 1. Diseases of Nervous Sys tem | 87 | 79 | 166 | 59 | 18 | 5 | 6 | ••• | 4 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 2 |
2. „ of Organs of Circulation | 38 | 41 | 79 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 5 | ••• | |
3. „ of Respiratory Organs | 164 | 139 | 303 | 99 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 52 | 49 | 13 | 1 | |
4. „ of Digestive Or gans | 22 | 31 | 53 | 4 | ••• | 2 | 3 | ••• | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 3 | ••• | |
5. „ of Urinary Or gans | 16 | 8 | 24 | ••• | ••• | 1 | • •• | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | ••• | |
6. „ of Organs of Generation | ••• | 3 | 3 | ••• | ••• | • •• | • • • | ••• | ••• | 3 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | |
7. of Organs of Locomotion | 2 | 2 | 4 | ••• | ••• | 1 | 2 | ••• | ••• | 1 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | |
8. „ of Integumentary System | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ••• | ••• | ••• | 1 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | |
IV. | 1. Dev. Diseases of Children | 22 | 13 | 35 | 34 | 1 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• |
,, of Adults | ••• | 4 | 4 | ••• | ••• | ••• | 1 | 2 | ••• | 1 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | |
„ of Old Peo ple | 20 | 34 | 54 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | 1 | 7 | 38 | 8 | |
4. Diseases of Nutrition | 17 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 1 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | |
y. | 1. Accident or Negligence | 12 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 2 | ••• | 2 | ••• | 2 | ••• | 3 | 1 | ••• | ••• | ••• |
3. Homicide | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | 1 | ••• | ••• | • • • | ••• | ••• | ••• | |
4. Suicide | 5 | ••• | 5 | ••• | ••• | ••• | 1 | ••• | ••• | 2 | 2 | • • • | ••• | ••• | ••• | |
5. Execution | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | • 0 • | ••• | ••• | ••• | |
Violent Deaths not classed | ••• | 2 | 2 | 1 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | 1 | • • • | ••• | ••• | ••• | |
Sudden Deaths, cause unascertained | ••• | 1 | 1 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | 1 | • • • | ••• | ••• | ••• | |
Causes not specified or illdefined | 9 | 11 | 20 | 11 | ••• | 1 | ••• | ••• | 1 | ' 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ••• | ••• |