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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) 1893
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1894
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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 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 36 | 30 | 12 | 81 | 17 | 52 | 12 |
| 2. DISEASES OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE. | |||||||||||
| Diseases of Organs of Special Sense, e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 3. DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. | |||||||||||
| Pericarditis | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Endocarditis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | — | — | 1 | 3 | 34 | 15 | — | 53 | 11 | 25 | 17 |
| Other Diseases of Heart | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Aneurism | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4. DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. | |||||||||||
| Laryngitis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Croup | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Emphysema, Asthma | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bronchitis | 23 | 15 | 1 | — | 67 | 42 | 38 | 148 | 33 | 87 | 28 |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 10 | 15 | 87 | 14 | 53 | 20 |
| Pleurisy | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 6 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. D1SBIASES OF DIGESTIVE ORGANS. | _ | ||||||||||
| Dentition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Enteritis | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestines | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | — | 2 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Ascites | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Jaundice, and other Diseases of Liver | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 6. DISEASES OF LYMPHATIC SYSTEM. | |||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| 7. DISEASES OF GLANDLIKE ORGANS OF UNCERTAIN USE. | |||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8. DISEASES OF URINARY SYSTEM | |||||||||||
| Nephritis | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | — | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |