Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE IV.—C auses of D eath R egistered in the S t . G iles D istrict in 1874,
with the A ges at D eath.
Class* | Causes op 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. | Pemales. | Total. | St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | |||||||||
All causes | 600 | 647 | 1247 | 318 | 209 | 72 | 157 | 213 | 245 | 33 | 325 | 588 | 334 | |
Specified causes | 598 | 645 | 1243 | 317 | 209 | 72 | 157 | 210 | 245 | 33 | 325 | 584 | 334 | |
(Classes.) | ||||||||||||||
I. | Zymotic Diseases | 231 | 119 | 350 | 96 | 85 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 7 | ... | 64 | 91 | 76 |
II. | Constitutional „ | 233 | 116 | 349 | 30 | 34 | 19 | 70 | 58 | 21 | 1 | 78 | 95 | 60 |
III. | Local „ | 610 | 284 | 894 | 90 | 80 | 27 | 63 | 134 | 204 | 12 | 133 | 322 | 155 |
IV. | Developmental „ | 139 | 62 | 201 | 87 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 58 | 43 |
V. | Violent Deaths | 30 | 17 | 47 | 14 | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 3 |
(Orders.) | ||||||||||||||
L | 1 Miasmatic Diseases | 104 | 101 | 205 | 76 | 82 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 7 | ... | 53 | 80 | 72 |
2 Enthetic „ | 12 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | 10 | 8 | 3 | |
3 Dietic „ | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
4 Parasitic „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
II. | 1 Diathetic „ | 9 | 16 | 25 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
2 Tubercular „ | 107 | 101 | 208 | 30 | 33 | 19 | 66 | 51 | 9 | ... | 69 | 85 | 54 | |
III. | 1 Diseases of Nervous System | 65 | 67 | 132 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 40 | 1 | 39 | 66 | 27 |
2 „ of Organs of Circulation | 31 | 40 | 71 | ... | 1 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 24 | |
3 „ of Inspiratory Organs | 152 | 185 | 337 | 53 | 64 | 10 | 23 | 71 | 110 | 6 | 61 | 189 | 87 | |
4 „ of Digestive Organs | 20 | 22 | 42 | 2 | ... | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 11 | |
5 „ of Urinary Organs | 14 | 8 | 22 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 4 | |
6 „ of Organs of Generation | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
7 „ of Organs of Locomotion | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
8 „ of Integumentary System | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | |
IV. | 1 Dev. Diseases of Children | 18 | 21 | 39 | 34 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 19 | 14 |
2 „ of Adults | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
3 „ of Old People | 10 | 14 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 3 | |
4 Diseases of Nutrition | 34 | 33 | 67 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 21 | |
v. | 1 Accident or Negligence | 13 | 9 | 22 | 13 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | 5 | 16 | 1 |
3 Homicide | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
4 Suicide | 4 | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
5 Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Violent Deaths not classed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Sudden Deaths, cause unascertained | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Causes not specified or ill-defined | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... |