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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) 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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TABLE III.— continued.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | 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. | Total under 5 years. | Grand Total. | Sub-Districts. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, Bloomsbury. | St Giles South. | St. Giles North. | ||||||||||
| Brought forward | 18 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 50 | 2 | 32 | 146 | 32 | 81 | 3 i |
| Order 3.—respiratory organs. | ||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | 47 | 42 | 2 | 14 | 56 | 57 | ... | 89 | 218 | 40 | 129 | 49 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | ... | 1 | 20 | 46 | 18 | 18 | 10 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Lung Disease, &c. | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Order 4.—digestive organs. | ||||||||||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Peritonitis | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Hernia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | |
| Intussusception | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Stricture of Intestines | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Stomach Disease | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Liver Disease | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | 6 | ... | ... | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Order 5.—urinary organs. | ||||||||||||
| Bright's | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| stone | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Cystisis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | l | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | "i | |
| Kidney Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | l | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | "3 | |
| Order 6.—organs of generation. | ||||||||||||
| Uterus Disease | 1 | 1 | 2 | l | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 81 | 67 | 16 | 48 | 142 | 130 | 5 | 148 | 489 | 114 | 259 | 116 |
| IV. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | ||||||||||||
| Order 1.—diseases of children. | ||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 24 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 4 | |||||
| Spina Bifida | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Teething, &c. | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | "7 | 2 | |||||
| Order 2.—diseases of adults. | ||||||||||||
| Childbirth | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Order 3.—diseases of old people. | ||||||||||||
| Old Age | 1 | 25 | 17 | 43 | 10 | 27 | 6 | |||||
| Order 4.— diseases of nutrition. | ||||||||||||
| Atrophy and Debility | 60 | 12 | 2 | 72 | 74 | 12 | 36 | 26 | ||||
| Total | 87 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 109 | 160 | 32 | 88 | 40 | |
| V. VIOLENT DEATHS. Order 1.—accident or negligence. | ||||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusion...s | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| Burns and Scalds | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Suffocation | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Otherwise | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Order 3.—homicide. Murder and Manslaughter | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Order 4.- suicide. | ||||||||||||
| Wounds: Gunshot, Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Otherwise | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Causes not specified or ill-defined. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Grand Total | 286 | 190 | 50 | 136 | 223 | 183 | 23 | 476 | 1,091 | 255 | 552 | 284 |