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