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 13 Weeks ending 2nd of July, 1859. Average , 32.3.
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. | |||||||||||||||||
Measles | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Scarlatina | .. | 5 | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
Diphtheria | 1 | 4 | 9 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
Whooping Cough | 3 | 6 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. |
Croup | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhœa | 6 | 1 | 7 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
Cholera | .. | ...... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Putrid Sore Throat | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Remittent Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Infantile Fever | |||||||||||||||||
Typhus Fever | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 5 | 12 |
Child-bed Fever. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 |
Syphilis | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Canker | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
II. Cancer, Dropsy. Haemorrhage | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Dropsy | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
Abscess | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. |
Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
III. Scrofula. | |||||||||||||||||
Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Mesenteric Disease | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Consumption | 2 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 19 | 5 | .. | 10 | 1 | 28 | 3 | .. | 1 | 12 | 33 | 22 | 55 |
Water in the Head | 1 | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 7 |
IV. Nervous System. | |||||||||||||||||
Inflammation of Brain | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Convulsions | 13 | 5 | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 7 | 18 |
Disease of Brain, &c. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
V. Heart, &c. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Disease of Heart, &c. | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | .. | 6 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
VI. Lungs, &c. | |||||||||||||||||
Laryngitis | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Bronchitis | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 31 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
Hydrothorax | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | 7 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 8 | 22 |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Disease of Lungs, &c. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 69, F. 53; May Fair, M. 28, F. 23;
Belgrave, M. 175, F. 199. Total 547 Average 42.7