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 III.—
CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total under Five Years of Age. | Grand Total all Ages. | SUB-DISTRICTS. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 to 1. | 1 to 6. | 6 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | St. George, Bloomsbury | St. Giles, North. | St. Giles, North. | |||
LOCAL DISEASES—continned. | |||||||||||
Dentition | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Sore Throat, Quinsy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Enteritis | 10 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Peritonitis | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Diseases of Liver | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
Other Diseases of Digestive System | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Diseases of Lymphatic System and of Ductless Glands | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Diseases of Urinary System | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 9 | — | 31 | 10 | 13 | 8 |
Diseases of Generative System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Accidents of Childbirth | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 3 |
Diseases of Locomotive System | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Diseases of Integumentary System | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. | |||||||||||
Accident—Fractures or Contusions | -_ | 2 | — | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | 5 | 4 |
„ Gunshot Wounds | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
„ Cut, Stab | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ Burn, Scald | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
„ Poison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ Drowning | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
„ Suffocation | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
„ Otherwise | — | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Homicide—Manslaughter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Suicide—Gunshot Wounds | - | - | - | -_ | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | -_ | 1 |
„ Cut, Stab | -_ | -_ | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | - | - |
„ Poison | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
„ Drowning | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
„ Hanging | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
„ Otherwise | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Execution—Hanging | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DEATHS FROM ILL-DEFINED AND OTHER CAUSES | 26 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 16 | 8 |