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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: TABLE IV.—Causes of Death Registered in the St. Giles District in 1876,with the Ages at Death.

TABLE IV.—Causes of Death Registered in the St. Giles District in 1876,

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 GO.60 and under 80.80 and upwards.Sub-Districts.
Males.Females.Total.St. George, Bloomsbury.St. Giles South.St. Giles North.
All causes56853411022991924913220519332300513289
Specified causes56053210922971924913220019131297507288
(Classes.)
I.Zymotic Diseases929218464791612742566761
II.Constitutional „10210120318321760522315410841
III.Local ,,27724352010266144913614112132254134
IV.Developmental „73811549714...711916466642
V.Violent Deaths24174118124961121811
(Orders.)
I.1 Miasmatic Diseases868917557791611732556258
2 Enthetic „5277..................151
3 Dietic „112.........1...1.........2
4 Parasitic „.........••...........................
II.1 Diathetic ,,101525......11814110114
2 Tubercular ,,928617818321659449...449737
III.1 Diseases of Nervous System534810126113721312254927
2 „ of Organs of Circulation3423573141119181162714
3 „ of Respiratory Organs1451452906851517638066715271
4 „ of Digestive Organs2214365118174131211
5 „ of Urinary Organs231033...216147391311
6 „ of Organs of Generation...33............21...21...
7 „ of Organs of Locomotion.......................................
8 „ of Integumentary System.......................................
IV.1 Dev. Diseases of Children241943376...............91816
2 „ of Adults...66.........6.........231
3 „ of Old People122234...............181611158
4 Diseases of Nutrition373471608...111••2430.17
V.1 Accident or Negligence1010201511111...479
3 Homicide1121.........1......11...
4 Suicide224.........31......211
5 Execution.......................................
Violent Deaths, not classed.......................................
Sudden Deaths, causes unascertained325......1...13...23...
Causes not specified or ill-defined82102.........521361