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