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 30th of June, 1860. Average, 34.6.
DISEASES. | Ages at Death. | Sub-Districts & Population | Sexe s. | |||||||||||||||
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Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | Total under 20. | 20 iind under 40. | 40 and unuer 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-l'artshioners. | |||||||||||||||||
I. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Small-pox | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
2. Measles | 1 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
3. Scarlatina | .. | 5 | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
4. Diphtheria | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
5. Quinsy | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
6. Croup | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
7. Sore Throat | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
8. Whooping Cough | 6 | 13 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 12 | 19 | |
9. Typhus (and infantile fever) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
10. Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
11. Metria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
12. Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
13. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
14. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
15. Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
16. Diarrhœa | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
17. Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
18. Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
19. Remittent Fever | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
20. Rheumatism | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Syphilis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Want of Brest Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4. Alcoholism | a Del. Tremens | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 |
b Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Order 4. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
II. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
4. Mortification | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
5. Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
3. Phthisis | .. | 1 | 10 | 31 | 14 | 4 | .. | 7 | 5 | 32 | 5 | .. | 2 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 59 | |
4. Hydrocephalus | 2 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
III. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Cephalitis | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .... | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
5. Convulsions | 10 | 14 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 12 | .. | 2 | .... | 1 | 13 | 9 | 22 | |
6. Brain Disease, &c. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 10 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Heart Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 28 | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Bronchitis | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | 23 | 23 | 46 | |
3. Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 58, F. 39; May Fair, M. 28, F. 31;
Belgrave, M. 177,F. 148. Total 481 Average 37.