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. | 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. | ||||||||||||||||
VII. Of Stomach, &c. | |||||||||||||||||
Teething | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
Inflammation of Peritoneum | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | • • | 1 |
Inflammation of Bowels | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Disease of Bowels | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Ulcer of Bowels | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Constipation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Dropsy of Belly | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rupture | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Intussusception | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | I | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Stricture of Bowels | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Disease of Stomach | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Inflammation of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Jaundice | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Disease of Liver | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
VIII. Urinary, &c. | |||||||||||||||||
Inflammation of Kidney | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bright's Disease | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 |
Diabetes | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Inflammation of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Kidneys, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
IX. Womb, &c. | |||||||||||||||||
Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Child-birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Uterus, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 |
X. Joints, &c. | |||||||||||||||||
Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Joints, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
XI. Skin, &c. | |||||||||||||||||
Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Disease of Skin, Ac | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
XII. Malformations. | |||||||||||||||||
Blue Disease | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Spina Bifida | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Other Malformations | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
XIII. Debility: | 10 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Premature Birth | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
XIV. Atrophy: | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
XV. Age: | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 10 | 2 | .. | 7 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 11 | 16 |
XVI. Sudden: | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | |
XVII. Violent Death: | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 |
Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Starvation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Burns and Scalds | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 |
Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suffocation | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 |
Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Fractures | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Wounds | .. | 1 | I | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Other Violence | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 9 | .. | 9 |
XVIII. Not Specified. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
TOTAL: | 71 | 58 | 179 | 64 | 94 | 66 | 18 | 85 | 44 | 185 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 65 | 228 | 193 | 421 |
DEATHS registered during corresponding weeks of ten years (average) 389.3
Weekly average 29.9
C.J. B. ALDIS, M.D.
R. DRUITT.