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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
Hanover Square 1893
Medical Officer's report for the year ended 30th December, 1893
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(A) TABLE OF DEATHS during the year 1893 in the Metropoly Sanitary District of St. George's, Hanover Square, classified according to Diseses. Ages, and Localities.
| Localities. (a) | Mobtality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | (i) | Mobtality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all Ages. | Under 1. | 1—5. | 5—15. | 15-25. | 25—65. | 65 & upwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping ' Coneh. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Eever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||||||||
| Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayfair | 176 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 76 | 48 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 39 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 56 | 137 | ||||||||
| Belgravia | 657 | 147 | 51 | 19 | 22 | 244 | 174 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 12 | 18 | ... | ... | 19 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 82 | 198 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 60 | 110 | 72 | 13 | 188 | 459 | ||||||||
| St. George's Infirmary (Fulham Road) | 114 | 4 | ... | 1 | 4 | .44 | 61 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 16 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 110 | ||||||||
| Union Workhouse | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ||||||||
| St. George's Hospital | 102 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 3 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 18 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 84 | ||||||||
| Belgrave Children's Hospital | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| River Thames | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | .•• | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 1062 | 192 | 73 | 36 | 45 | 430 | 286 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 10 | 4 | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 12 | 24 | ... | ... | 25 | 59 | 7 | 10 | 104 | 262 |
| 5 upwds | ... | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | l | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 94 | 200 | 103 | 36 | 332 | 800 | ||||||||
The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into judging of the above records of Mortality.
| Parishioners Dying outside Parish | 155 | 12 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 80 | 21 | Under 5 | ... | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | 13 | 39 |
| 5 upwds. | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 18 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 116 | |||||||||
| Non-Parishioners dying in parish. | 654 | 29 | 36 | 46 | 49 | 354 | 140 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | ... | 3 | 22 | 65 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 13 | ... | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 112 | 117 | 71 | 42 | 210 | 589 |