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 Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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DEATHS registered in the Parish of St. George, Hanover Square, in the
14 Weeks ending 1st of January, 1859. Average, 35.
DISEASES. | Ages at Death. | Sub-Districts and Population. | Sexes. | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1. | 1 and under 6. | Total under 20. | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60. | 60 and under 80. | 80 and above. | Hanover Square.—20,216. | May Fair.—12,980. | Belgrave.—40,034. | Mount-street Work.—268 | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital. —216. | Males, 31,920. | Females, 41,310. | Total, 73,230. | ||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||||
I. Zymotic. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
Scarlatina | 2 | 16 | 20 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 10 | 21 |
Diphtherite | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 9 |
Whooping Cough | 4 | 12 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 12 | 17 |
Croup | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Thrush | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Diarrhœa | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cholera | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Infantile Fever | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Typhus Fever | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 10 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
Child bed Fever | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ervsipclas | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Syphilis | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | 2 |
Pycemia | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 |
Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
II. Cancer, Dropsy. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | l | 3 |
Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | 3 | 2 | 6 | I | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
Abscess | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | l | 3 |
Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 |
Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Mortilication | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Cancer | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
III. Scrofula. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scrofula | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Mesenteric Disease | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Consumption | 1 | .. | 5 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 | 31 | 22 | 53 |
Water in the Head | 1 | 7 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | 10 |
IV. Nervous System. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Inflammation of Brain | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | |
Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Chorea | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 5 |
Tetanus Disease of Spine | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Convulsions | 21 | 9 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 16 | 30 |
Disease of Brain, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
V. Heart, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pericarditis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Disease of Heart, &c. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 8 | 15 |
VI. Lungs, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bronchitis | 8 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 | 19 | 32 | 51 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pneumonia | 13 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 4 | .. | 3 | 3 | 24 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 36 |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Disease of Lungs, &c. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
BIRTHS registered during 14 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 59, F. 64; May Fair, M. 39, F. 24;
Belgrave, M. 227, F. 182. Total 595. Average 42.5