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. | |||||||||||||||||
I. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Measles | 4 | 9 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 10 | 13 | |
3. Searlatina | 2 | 4 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
4. Diphtheria | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | |
5. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6. Croup | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
7. Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
8. Whooping Cough | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
9. Typhus (and infantile fever) . | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | ... | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
10. Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
11. Metris, (Puerperal Fever) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
12. Pyaemia, (Blood Poisoning) . | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
13. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .... | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
14. Influenja | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15. Dysentry | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
16. Diarrhœa | 5 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
17. Clolera Infantum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
18. Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
19. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
20. Rheumatism | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Syphills | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Stricture of Urethrs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
3. Inanition | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
4. Alcoholism | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | 1 .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | 1 .. | .. .. | 1 .. | .. .. | 1 .. | |
Order 4. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Trush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
II. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Dropsy | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
4. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | |
5. Bed Sores | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
6. Abcess | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 4 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
3. Phthisis | .. | 1 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 2 | .. | 14 | 8 | 22 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 28 | 18 | 46 | |
4. Hydrocephalus | 3 | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | i | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
III. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 8 | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
5. Convulsions | 2 | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
6. Brain Diseases, &c. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Heart Disease, &c. . | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Bronchitis | 8 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 13 | .. | 8 | 5 | 21 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 16 | 21 | 37 | |
3. Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
RIRTHS registered dnring 13 weeks—Hanover Square, M. 53, F. 45; May Fair,M. 27, F. 31:
Belgrave, M. 183, F. 164.
Total 503
Average 38.69.