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. Saviour's]
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Inquests were held on the bodies of 40 persons, and the
following verdicts were returned:—
Heart Disease 5
Fracture of Ribs 2
Congestion of Lungs 3
Suicide by Drowning 3
„ Shooting 1
Inanition 1
Rupture of Aneurism of Aorta 1
Fracture of Skull 1
Accidentally Suffocated in bed 3
Convulsions 4
Spasm of Glottis 1
Apoplexy from fall 1
Apoplexy 2
Suicide by cutting the throat 1
Drowned 11
During the year 414 notifications of infectious diseases
were received. The following tables will show under what
heads the various notifications were placed, and the number of
cases removed to hospital.
Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institution being shown as separate localities. (See note 4 on back of sheet.) (Columns for Population and Births are in Table B. | Mortality from all Causes at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases | Total | |||||||||||||
Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Christchurch | 196 | 56 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 32 | Under 5 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 87 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 7 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 36 | 109 | ||||||||
Christchurch Workhouse | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 25 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 28 | ||||||||
Totals | 224 | 56 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 69 | 57 | Under 5 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 78 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 7 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 53 | 137 | ||||||||
Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto. | 109 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 27 | Under 5 | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 24 |
Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto. | 5 upwds | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 85 | |||||||
27 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 20 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 upwds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 27 |