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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) 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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TABLE IV.—Causes of Death Registered in the St . Giles District in 1875,
with the Ages at Death.
| 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. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | |||||||||
| All causes | 620 | 579 | 1199 | 318 | 207 | 76 | 125 | 198 | 244 | 31 | 312 | 546 | 341 | |
| Specified causes | 612 | 575 | 1187 | 317 | 207 | 75 | 120 | 197 | 241 | 30 | 310 | 541 | 336 | |
| (Classes.) | ||||||||||||||
| I. | Zymotic Diseases | 112 | 94 | 206 | 82 | 85 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ... | 54 | 85 | 67 |
| II. | Constitutional „ | 105 | 99 | 204 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 51 | 44 | 25 | 2 | 63 | 90 | 61 |
| III. | Local „ | 299 | 290 | 589 | 92 | 74 | 30 | 52 | 139 | 185 | 17 | 144 | 292 | 153 |
| IV. | Developmental „ | 84 | 81 | 165 | 101 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 51 | 65 | 49 |
| V. | Violent Deaths | 20 | 15 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 11 |
| (Orders.) | ||||||||||||||
| I. | 1 Miasmatic Diseases | 101 | 87 | 188 | 69 | 84 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ... | 47 | 79 | 62 |
| 2 Enthetic „ | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| 3 Dietic ,, | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 Parasitic „ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| II. | 1 Diathetic | 10 | 18 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 |
| 2 Tubercular „ | 95 | 81 | 176 | 29 | 33 | 17 | 47 | 35 | 15 | ... | 41 | 79 | 56 | |
| III. | 1 Diseases of Nervous System | 62 | 55 | 117 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 63 | 27 |
| 2 „ of Organs of Circulation | 23 | 25 | 48 | 2 | ... | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | ... | 12 | 25 | 11 | |
| 3 „ of Respiratory Organs | 178 | 176 | 354 | 62 | 63 | 11 | 28 | 75 | 106 | 9 | 86 | 180 | 88 | |
| 4 „ of Digestive Organs | 23 | 21 | 44 | 4 | . . . | 2 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 18 | |
| 5 „ of Urinary Organs | 12 | 7 | 19 | ... | 2 | . . . | 3 | 4 | 10 | . . . | 8 | 6 | 5 | |
| 6 „ of Organs of Generation | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 „ of Organs of Locomotion | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 „ of Integumentary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| IV. | 1 Dev. Diseases of Children | 29 | 21 | 50 | 43 | 7 | ... | . . . | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 18 | 21 |
| 2 „ of Adults | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| 3 „ of Old People | 11 | 20 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 9 | |
| 4 Diseases of Nutrition | 44 | 30 | 74 | 58 | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 25 | 32 | 17 | |
| V. | 1 Accident or Negligence | 8 | 8 | 16 | 10 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Homicide | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 4 Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Violent Deaths not classed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Sudden Deaths, cause unascertained | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Causes not specified or ill defined | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |