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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) 1863
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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| 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. | 4 5 and under 55. | 55 and under 65. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and under 85. | 85 and upwards. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||||||||||||||
| All causes | 801 | 771 | 1572 | 516 | 155 | 70 | 58 | 27 | 93 | 109 | 158 | 147 | 152 | 65 | 22 | |
| Specified causes | 799 | 764 | 1563 | 511 | 155 | 70 | 58 | 27 | 92 | 109 | 157 | 146 | 151 | 65 | 22 | |
| (Classes.) | ||||||||||||||||
| I. | Zymotic Diseases | 219 | 183 | 402 | 178 | 89 | 37 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | ... |
| II. | Constitutional „ | 150 | 163 | 313 | 49 | 26 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 41 | 44 | 51 | 37 | 13 | 1 | ... |
| III. | Local „ | 332 | 300 | 632 | 154 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 48 | 89 | 95 | 119 | 34 | 4 |
| IV. | Developmental „ | 69 | 93 | 162 | 93 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 18 |
| V. | Violent Deaths | 29 | 25 | 54 | 37 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... |
| (Orders.) | ||||||||||||||||
| I. | 1 Miasmatic Diseases | 196 | 164 | 360 | 147 | 89 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ... |
| 2 Enthetic „ | 6 | 11 | 17 | 14 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Dietic „ | 17 | 8 | 25 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 4 Parasitic „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| II. | 1 Diathetic „ | 13 | 34 | 47 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | ... |
| 2 Tubercular „ | 137 | 129 | 226 | 49 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 4 | ... | ... | |
| III. | 1 Diseases of Nervous System | 74 | 7.5 | 149 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 12 | ... |
| 2 „ of Organs of Circulation | 40 | 35 | 75 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | |
| 3 „ of Respiratory Organs | 171 | 151 | 322 | 99 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 47 | 69 | 13 | 1 | |
| 4 „ of Digestive Organs | 29 | 22 | 51 | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 5 | ... | 1 | |
| 5 „ of Urinary Organs | 18 | 10 | 28 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ... | |
| 6 „ of Organs of Generation | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| 7 „ of Organs of Locomotion | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 8 „ of Integumentary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| IV | 1 Dev. Diseases of Children | 29 | 27 | 56 | 53 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 „ of Adults | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 „ of Old Peo ple | 20 | 38 | 58 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 18 | |
| 4 Diseases of Nutrition | 20 | 24 | 44 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| V. | 1 Accident or Negligence | 22 | 22 | 44 | 33 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| 3 Homicide | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Suicide | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 5 Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Violent Deaths not classed | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Sudden Deaths, cause unas certained | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Causes not specified or ill defined | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |