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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) 1869
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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TABLE III— Causes of Death in the St Giles District in 1869, with the Ages at Death.
(Correction is here made for deaths in Hospitals.)
| 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. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and under 85. | 85 and upwards. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||||||||||||||
| All causes | 779 | 748 | 1527 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Specified causes | 770 | 737 | 1507 | 503 | 131 | 54 | 59 | 46 | 110 | 133 | 147 | 141 | 106 | 73 | 4 | |
| (Classes.) | ||||||||||||||||
| I. | Zymotic Diseases | 150 | 141 | 297 | 166 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | ... |
| TI | Constitutional „ | 177 | 153 | 330 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 48 | 72 | 54 | 27 | 10 | 4 | ... |
| III. | Local „ | 333 | 332 | 665 | 161 | 63 | 23 | 32 | 9 | 37 | 48 | 80 | 99 | 82 | 29 | 2 |
| IV. | Developmental,, | 76 | 89 | 165 | 107 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 | 37 | 2 |
| V. | Violent Deaths | 28 | 22 | 50 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | ... |
| (Orders.) | ||||||||||||||||
| I. | 1 Miasmatic Diseases | 141 | 130 | 271 | 149 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | ... |
| 2 Enthetic „ | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Dietic ,, | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 4 Parasitic ,, | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| II. | 1 Diathetic ,, | 14 | 38 | 52 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | ... |
| 2 Tubercular ,, | 163 | 115 | 278 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 43 | 61 | 41 | 16 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| III. | 1 Diseases of Nervous System | 64 | 59 | 123 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 7 | ... | ... |
| 2 „ of Organs of Circulation | 37 | 51 | 88 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | |
| 3 „ of Respiratory Organs | 201 | 181 | 382 | 123 | 50 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 54 | 49 | 11 | ... | |
| 4 „ of Digestive Organs | 12 | 23 | 35 | o | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| 5 „ of Urinary Organs | 13 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| 6. „ of Organs of Generation | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7 „ of Organs of Locomotion | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 ,, of Integumentary System | ... | 7 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| IV. | 1 Dev. Diseases of Children | 25 | 20 | 45 | 45 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 „ of Adults | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 „ of Old Peo | ||||||||||||||||
| ple | 18 | 28 | 46 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 37 | 2 | |
| 4 Diseases of Nutrition | 33 | 35 | 68 | 62 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| V. | 1 Accident or Negligence | 22 | 18 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 3 Homicide | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Suicide | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Violent Deaths not classed | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Sadden Deaths, cause unascertained | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Causes not specified or ill-defined | 9 | 11 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |