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 undert 60. | 00 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. | ||||||||||||||||
5. Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
6. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
.. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 4 | |
1. Enteritis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2. Peritonitis | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
3. Ascites | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
4. Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
5. Ileus and Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6. Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
7. Stomach Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 |
8. Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9. Jaundice | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
10. Liver Disease, &c Order 5. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
2. Nephria | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2. Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
3. Kidney Disease, &c | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 6 | .. | 6 |
4. Disease Bladder Order 6. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1. Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
2. Uterus Disease, &c. Order 7. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 |
1. Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Joint Disease, &c | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 4 |
1. Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
3. Skin Disease. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
6 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
2. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Other Malformations | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
5. Teething Order 2. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
1. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Child-birth (see Metria Order 3. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
1. Old Age Order 4. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | |
1. Atrophy and Debility V. Order 1. | 12 | .. | 12 | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 10 | 12 | 22 |
(Accident or Negligence.) | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | 8 |
2. Gunshot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Wounds | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
4. Burns and Scalds | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5. Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6. Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
7. Suffocation | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Other Injuries | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1.Murder and Manslaughter. Order 4. (Suicide) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1. Cut, Stab, Shot | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .... | 1 |
2. Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
3. Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Sudden Deaths (Cause unascer- tained) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Causes not specified or ill-de- fined | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Tortal: | 84 | 45 | 162 | 60 | 78 | 62 | 9 | 53 | 29 | 190 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 63 | 194 | 186 | 380 |
DLATI1S registered during corresponding weeks of ten years (average) 378 3
Weekly average 29*]