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]
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TABLE—No. III. S howing the R egistered M ortality in each Q uarter and in each Sub-District, 1875.
Class. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | ||||||||
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St. George, Bluomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | ||
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |
Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Whooping Cough | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
Fever | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | |
Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | |
Other Miasmatic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Syphilis | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Delirium Tremens | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Dropsy | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Cancer | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | |
Mortification | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scrofula | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Tabes | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Phthisis | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 5 | |
Hydrocephalus | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 | |
Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Apoplexy | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
Paralysis | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | |
Epilepsy | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Convulsions | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
Other Brain Diseases | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | |
Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Heart Disease | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Laryngitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Bronchitis | 33 | 58 | 27 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 20 | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Pneumonia | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |
Asthma | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Other Lung Diseases | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Gastritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteritis | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Ulcer. Intestines | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Hernia | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Stricture Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Stomach Disease | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Liver Disease | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | |
Nephritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Nephria | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Diabetes | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Cystisis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Kidney Disease | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Ovarian Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Synovitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Skin Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Premature Birth | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Spina Bifida | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Teething | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | |
Other Malformations | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Childbirth | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Old Age | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Atrophy and Debility | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | |
Fractures, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Suffocation | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Homicide | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Poison | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Otherwise | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Causes not specified | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | |
Uterus disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Total | 96 | 157 | 98 | 64 | 121 | 74 | 78 | 124 | 80 | 74 | 144 | 89 |