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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DISEASES. | Ages at Death. | Sub-districts population) | Sexes. | ||||||||||||||
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Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 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. | Mouut-street Work.—268. | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital. —216. | Males, 31,920. | Females, 41,310. | Total, 73,230. | ||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||||
VII. Of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Teething | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Quinsy | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Phalangitis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Inflammation of Stomach | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Inflammation of Bowels | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 |
Inflammation of Peritonaeum | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Dropsy of Belly | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Ulcer of Bowels | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Rupture | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Ileus, Hæmatemesls | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Stricture of Bowels | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
Disease of Stomach | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Disease of Umbilicus | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Inflammation of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Disease of Liver | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
VIII. Ukinary,&c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Inflammation of Kidney | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bright's Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Inflammation of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 |
Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Kidneys, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
IX. Womb, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Child-birth | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Disease of Uterus, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
X. Joints, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Disease of Joints, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
XI. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
XII. Malformations. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Blue Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Malformations | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
XIII. Debility: | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Premature Birth | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 7 |
XIV. Atropuy: | 5 | 4 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 9 |
XV. Age: | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 14 | 19 |
XVI. Sudden: | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
XVII. Violent Death: | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Starvation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Want of Breast Milk | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | |
Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Burns and Scalds | .. | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
Hanging (Suicide) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suffocation | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Fractures | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Other Violence (Concussion) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
All Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
XVIII. Not Specified. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
TOTAL: | 93 | 91 | 218 | 100 | 83 | 14 | 73 | 41 | 266 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 239 | 251 | 490 |
DEATHS registered during corresponding weeks of ten years (average) 416.6.
Weekly average 29.75.
C.J. B. ALDIS, M.D.
R. DRUITT.