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, 1876.
Class. | causes of death. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | ||||||||
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St. George, Blooil-sbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | S*. George. Bloomsbury. | St Giles South | St. Giles North. | St. George, Boomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | ||
1 | Order I | ||||||||||||
Small pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
Measles | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | |
Scarlet Fever | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Diphtheria | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Croup | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Fever | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Diarrhœa | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 14 | 20 | 10 | .. | 3 | 5 | |
Rheumatism | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Other Miasmatic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||
Syphillis | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||
Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||
Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | Order 1. | ||||||||||||
Gout | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Dropsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Cancer | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | |
Mortification | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||
Serofula | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Tabes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
Phthisis | 6 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 6 | |
Hydrocephalus | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .. | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
3 | Order 1. | ||||||||||||
Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Apoplexy | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | |
Palalysis | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Convulsions | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Other Brain Diseases | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||
Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Heart Disease | 5 | 7 | .. | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Bronchitis | 23 | 45 | 24 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 14 | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Pneumonia | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .. | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | |
Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Other Lung Diseases | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Ulcer. Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Stricture Intestines | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Stomach Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Liver Disease | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Order 5. | |||||||||||||
Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
Nephria | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Stone | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Kidney Disease | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Order 6. | |||||||||||||
Ovarian Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 7. | |||||||||||||
Synovitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 8. | |||||||||||||
Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Skin Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | Order 1. | ||||||||||||
Premature Birth | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Teething | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||
Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||
Old Age | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||
Atrophy and Debility | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | |
5 | Order 1. | ||||||||||||
Fractures, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Suffocation | 2 | 4 | 3 | i | i | i | •• | 1 | |||||
Order 3. | |||||||||||||
Homicide | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||
Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Hanging | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Causes not specified | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Uterus disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Total | 89 | 138 | 93 | 64 | 120 | 61 | 81 | 134 | 65 | 66 | 121 | 70 |