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 and 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. | 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Measles | 3 | 9 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Scarlatina | .. | 3 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Whooping Cough | 6 | 8 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Croup | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Ulcerated Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Dysentery | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Child-bed Fever | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 |
Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
II. Cancer, Dropsy. Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
Abscess | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Mortification | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
III. Scrofula. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
Mesenteric Disease | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Consumption | .. | 2 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 4 | .. | 8 | 9 | 31 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 56 |
Water in the Head | 5 | 7 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | l | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 5 | 14 |
IV. Nervous System. Inflammation of Brain . | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | .. | 4 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 8 | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | I | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | I | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Convulsions | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Diseaseof Brain,Spine, &c. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
V. Heart, &c. Pericarditis | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Disease of Heart, &c. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | b | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
VI. Lungs, &c. Laryngitis | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Bronchitis | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 8 | .. | 1 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 48 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 |
Pneumonia | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Lungs, &c. | 3 | 3 | 6 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 9 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 54, F. 60; May Fair, M. 27, F. 28;
Belgrave, M. 217, F. 185. Total 571 Average 43.0