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. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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