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St Giles (Camden) 1871
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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34. The following Tables give a synopsis of the various facts :— TABLE No. 4. Shewing the Number or CASES and or DEATHS feom SMALL POX in St. GILES DISTRICT, in each Month of the Yeas 1871
| MONTHS. | GASES. | PRIVATE CASES. | DEATHS. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public. | Private. | Total. | Sent to Hospitl. | Treated at home | Total. | In Hospitl. | At home | Wrkhs. | Total. | |
| January | 31 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| February | 40 | 13 | 53 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | — | 8 |
| March | 37 | 24 | 61 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 1 | — | 7 |
| April | 30 | 16 | 46 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 |
| May | 42 | 32 | 74 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 |
| June | 48 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | 7 |
| July | 28 | 33 | 61 | 1 7 | 26 | 33 | 7 | 5 | — | 12 |
| August | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| September | 5 | 7 | 12 | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| October | 35 | 16 | 50 | 1 | 15 | 16 | — | 12 | — | 12 |
| November | 19 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 |
| December | 22 | 14 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Total | 349 | 183 | 531 | 38 | 145 | 183 | 46 | 41 | 1 | 88 |
TABLE No. 5, op Cases, Sex, Age and Mortality.
| Number of Cases. | Sex. | Average Age of Persons attacked | Deaths. | Average Age at Death | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | Botb Sexes | M. | Rate per cent to Cases. | F. | Rate per cent, to Cases. | Mean Rate BothSexcs | M. | F. | Both Sexes. | |
| 531* | 259 | 267 | 16.5 | 14.4 | 15.3 | 47 | 18.4 | 41 | 15.3 | 16 7G | 12.3 | 15/2 | 13.7 |
* There were five cases in which the age was not stated.
TABLE No. 6. Ratio op Cases and Deaths to Population in Sub-Districts.
| SUB-DISTRICTS. | Population. | Cases. | Rate per 1000 of Population | Deaths. | Rate per 1000 of Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, Bloomsbury | 17.843 | 160 | 8.9 | 31 | 1.73 |
| St. Giles South | 19.0S9 | 187 | 9.79 | 28 | 1.46 |
| St. Giles North | 16.497 | 180 | 10.9 | 29 | 1.75 |
| Whole District | 53.429 | *527 | 9.86 | 88 | 1.64 |
Four cases came from outside Parishes.
TABLE No. 7, Showing the Rate per Cent, op Deaths to Cases treated in Hospital and at Home respectively.
| Treated in Hospital. | Deaths. | llate per cent | Treated at Home. | Deaths. | Rate per cent. | Mean rate per cent, of all cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333 | 46 | 13.8 | 198 | 41 | 20.7 | 16.6 |
TABLE No. 8, Showing the Mortality among the (ascertained) Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Cases.
| Vaccinated. | Deaths. | Rate per cent. | Unvaccinated. | Deaths. | Rate per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | 56 | 12.4 | 54 | 29 | 53.7 |
Other Zymotic Diseases.
35. The mortality from these diseases lias been much less than in
previous years.
Measles. From this affection we have suffered only 15 deaths ; in the
preceding year there were 29.