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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) 1872

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]

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Table: TABLE IV.—Causes or Death in the St. Giles District in 1872, with the Ages at Death.(Correction is here made for deaths in Hospitals.)

TABLE IV.—Causes or Death in the St. Giles District in 1872, 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 SouthSt. Giles North.
All causes6556081263.....................355588320
Specified causes65060512553451977013624521547347588320
(Classes.
I.Zymotic Diseases129109238104732214111047210957
IIConstitutional „134112246194029577328...6811563
III.Local „29729258912069135415015726149302138
IV.Developmental „65771428612„731717454750
V.Violent Deaths2515401735483...111613
(Orders.)
I.1 Miasmatic Diseases1111002118373...91194689152
2 Enthetic „1151613......2...1132132
3 Dietic „41523............32
4 Parasitic „3366..................321
II.1 Diathetic „16254112...41717...151511
2 Tubercular „11887205183829535611...5310052
III.1 Diseases of Nervous System686513340142832316257632
2 „ of Organs of Circulation3337702...31128242203812
3 „ of Respiratory Organs15014729766532245878167315965
4 „ of Digestive Organs31285971382416...202019
5 „ of Urinary Organs9817...1...2662647
6 of Organs of Generation...22............11......2...
7 „ of Organs of Locomotion3251...211......122
8 „ of Integumentary System3364...1......1...411
IV.1 Dev. Diseases of Children202242375............161115
2 „ of Adults...88.........71......332
3 „ of Old People101626...............10169107
4 Diseases of Nutrition353166497......271172326
V.I Accident or Negligence2114351535363...101312
3 Homicide1122.....................20
4 Suicide3...3.........12......111
5 Execution........................................
Violent Deaths not classed.......................................
Sudden Deaths, cause unascertained.......................................
Causes not specified or ill-defined538..............................