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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) 1871
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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TABLE IV.—Causes of Death in the St. Giles District in 1871, with the Ages at Death.
(Correction is here made for deaths in Hospitals.)
| Class. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 20. | 20 and under 40. | 40 and under 60. | 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | Sub-Districts. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | St. Geo. Blmsby. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | |||||||||
| All causes | 681 | 711 | 1392 | ... | 220 | ... | ... | 260 | 264 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Specified causes | 676 | 708 | 1384 | 319 | 219 | 103 | 182 | 257 | 260 | 41 | 384 | 642 | 354 | |
| (Classes.) | ||||||||||||||
| I. | Zymotic Diseases | 156 | 158 | 314 | 94 | 93 | 56 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 105 | 116 | 89 |
| II | Constitutional „ | 150 | 129 | 279 | 31 | 42 | 25 | 82 | 76 | 22 | 1 | 59 | 131 | 89 |
| III. | Local „ | 286 | 328 | 614 | 114 | 73 | 22 | 54 | 146 | 190 | 15 | 173 | 315 | 126 |
| IV. | Developmental „ | 66 | 80 | 146 | 73 | 7 | ... | 8 | 1 | 34 | 23 | 36 | 67 | 43 |
| V. | Violent Deaths | 18 | 13 | 31 | 7 | 4 | ... | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 7 |
| (Orders.) | ||||||||||||||
| I. | 1 Miasmatic Diseases | 146 | 149 | 295 | 85 | 92 | 56 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 98 | 109 | 86 |
| 2 Enthetic „ | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| 3 Dietic „ | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | |
| 4 Parasitic ,, | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| II. | 1 Diathetic „ | 13 | 18 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 7 |
| 2 Tubercular „ | 137 | 111 | 248 | 31 | 42 | 25 | 77 | 62 | 11 | ... | 48 | 118 | 82 | |
| III. | 1 Diseases of Nervous System | 60 | 60 | 120 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 5 | 33 | 62 | 25 |
| 2 „ of Organs of Circulation | 27 | 39 | 66 | ... | 1 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 20 | 37 | 9 | |
| 3 „ of Respiratory Organs | 147 | 182 | 329 | 70 | 55 | 8 | 17 | 71 | 101 | 7 | 84 | 175 | 70 | |
| 4 „ of Digestive Organs | 34 | 29 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 16 | ... | 26 | 22 | 15 | |
| 5 „ of Urinary Organs | 8 | 9 | 17 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
| 6 „ of Organs of Generation | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 „ of Organs of Locomotion | 5 | 2 | 7 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ||
| 8 „ of Integumentary System | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| IV. | 1 Dev. Diseases of Children | 18 | 20 | 38 | 32 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 20 | 13 |
| 2 „ of Adults | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 „ of Old People | 13 | 22 | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 9 | |
| 4 Diseases of Nutrition | 35 | 30 | 65 | 41 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 17 | |
| V. | 1 Accident or Negligence | 17 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 4 | ... | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 3 Homicide | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| 4 Suicide | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 5 Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Violent Deaths not classed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Sudden Deaths, cause unas certained | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Causes not specified or ill- defined | 5 | 3 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Note.—The Sub-District was not ascertained in four instances.