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