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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) 1870
[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 1870, 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 | 778 | 699 | 1477 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Specified causes | 767 | 688 | 1455 | 471 | 139 | 64 | 45 | 37 | 90 | 128 | 154 | 117 | 125 | 79 | 6 | |
| (Classes.) | ||||||||||||||||
| I. | Zymotic Diseases | 181 | 148 | 329 | 145 | 70 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | ... |
| II. | Constitutional „ | 140 | 135 | 275 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 60 | 53 | 21 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| III. | Local ,, | 338 | 288 | 626 | 148 | 49 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 49 | 88 | 87 | 103 | 38 | 1 |
| IV. | Developmental ,, | 86 | 101 | 187 | 119 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | ... | 9 | 37 | 5 |
| v. | Violent Deaths | 22 | 16 | 38 | 21 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| (Orders.) | ||||||||||||||||
| I. | 1 Miasmatic Diseases | 170 | 139 | 309 | 134 | 70 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | ... |
| 2 Enthetic ,, | 7 | 6 | 13 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Dietic ,, | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Parasitic ,, | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| II. | 1 Diathetic „ | 14 | 26 | 40 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| 2 Tubercular „ | 126 | 109 | 235 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 36 | 50 | 41 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| III. | 1 Diseases of Nervous System | 76 | 41 | 117 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 9 | ... |
| 2 „ of Organs of Circulation | 30 | 34 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 5 | ... | |
| 3 „ of Respiratory Organs | 103 | 170 | 363 | 110 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 49 | 63 | 22 | ... | |
| 4 „ of Digestive Organs | 26 | 31 | 57 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 5 „ of Urinary Organs | 9 | 8 | 17 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 6 of Organs of Generation | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7 ,, of Organs of Locomotion | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 8 ,, of Integumentary System | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| IV. | 1 Dev. Diseases of Children | 10 | 21 | 31 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 „ of Adults | ... | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 „ of Old People | 19 | 24 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 36 | 5 | |
| 4 Diseases of Nutrition | 57 | 42 | 99 | 88 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | |
| V. | 1 Accident or Negligence | 18 | 25 | 33 | 21 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 3 Homicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Suicide | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Violent Deaths not classed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Sudden Deaths, cause unascertained | 8 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Causes not specified or ill-defined | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |