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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) 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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TABLE III.—
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total under Five Years of age. | Grand Total all Ages. | SUB-DISTRICTS. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | St. George, Blooms-bury. | St. Giles, South. | St. Giles, North. | |||
| Brought forward | 16 | 5 | — | 2 | 39 | 28 | 21 | 90 | 32 | 48 | 10 |
| 2. DISEASES OP ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE. | |||||||||||
| Diseases of Organs of Special Sense, e.g. of Ear, Eye, Nose | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 3. DISEASES OP CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. | |||||||||||
| Pericarditis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Endocarditis | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 50 | 10 | 34 | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Heart | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Aneurism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 4. DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. | |||||||||||
| Laryngitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Croup | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| Emphysema, Asthma | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |||
| Bronchitis | 30 | 15 | — | 1 | 73 | 37 | 45 | 156 | 34 | 82 | 40 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 14 | 25 | — |
| Pleurisy | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| 5. DISEASES OF DIGESTIVE ORGANS. | |||||||||||
| Dentition | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Enteritis | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 5 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestines | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Peritonitis | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 9 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Ascites | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Jaundice, and other Diseases of Liver | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. DISEASES OF LYMPHATIC SYSTEM. | |||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 7. DISEASES OF GLANDLIKE ORGANS OF UNCERTAIN USE. | |||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 8. DISEASES OF URINARY SYSTEM. | |||||||||||
| Nephritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | |
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostrate | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |