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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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. | Grand Total. | Sub-Districts. | ||
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St. George, Blooms bury. | St. Giles, South. | St. Giles, North. | ||||||||||
Brought forward | 21 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 57 | 3 | 32 | 147 | 44 | 67 | 36 |
Order 3.—respiratory organs. | ||||||||||||
Laryngitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... |
Bronchitis | 36 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 69 | 8 | 73 | 195 | 43 | 115 | 37 |
Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | 1 |
Pneumonia | 10 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | ... | 24 | 51 | 6 | 38 | 7 |
Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 |
Order 4.—digestive organs. | ||||||||||||
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
Enteritis | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... |
Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 6 | ... | |
Hernia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
Intussusception | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Stricture of Intestines | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Stomach Disease | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
Liver Disease | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 14 | 8 | ... | ... | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
Order 5.—urinary organs. | ||||||||||||
Nephritis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... |
Bright's Disease | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Kidney Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 |
Order 6.—organs of generation. | ||||||||||||
Uterus, Disease of | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
Total | 69 | 67 | 16 | 31 | 113 | 157 | 1 | 136 | 464 | 115 | 251 | 98 |
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | ||||||||||||
Order 1.—diseases of children | ||||||||||||
Premature Birth | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
Spina Bifida | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
Teething | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Order 2.—diseases of adults. | ||||||||||||
Childbirth | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Order 3.—diseases of old people | ||||||||||||
Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 23 | ... | 54 | 11 | 39 | 4 |
Order 4.—diseases of nutrition. | ||||||||||||
Atrophy and Debility | 51 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 53 | 55 | 14 | 20 | 21 |
Total | 80 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 23 | 87 | 150 | 36 | 76 | 38 |
V. VIOLENT DEATHS. Order 1.—accident or negligence. | ||||||||||||
Fractures and Contusions | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
Burns and Scalds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Suffocation | 14 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Order 3.—homicide. Murder and Manslaughter | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Order 4.—suicide. | ||||||||||||
Wounds: Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Poison | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 |
Hanging | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Total | 14 | ... | 1 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 14 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Causes not specified or ill-defined | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | ... | 10 | 35 | 10 | 17 | 8 |
Grand Total | 231 | 187 | 42 | 98 | 188 | 227 | 37 | 418 | 1,010 | 245 | 516 | 249 |