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 under60. | 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. | Mules, 31,920. | Females, 41.310. | Total, 73,230. | ||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||||
5. Pneumonia | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .. | 4 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
6. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
7. Lung Disease, &c. | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Enteritis | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2. Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
3. Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
5. Heus and Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6. Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7. Stomach Disease, etc. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 |
8. Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9. Jaundice | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10. Liver Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Order 5. | |||||||||||||||||
2. Nephria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Diabetes | .. | .... | .. | 1. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
3. Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 6 |
4. Disease Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Order 6. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
2. Uterus Disease, etc. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
Order 7. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Arthritis | |||||||||||||||||
2. Joint Disease, etc. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Order 8. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
2. Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Skin Disease, etc. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
IV. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Premature Birth | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Spina Bifida | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
4. Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5. Teething | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Child-birth (see Metria) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 8 | 24 |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Atrophy and Debility | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 10 | 2 | 12 |
V. Order 1. (Accident or Negligence.) | |||||||||||||||||
1. Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
2. Gunshot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Wounds | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4. Burns and Scalds | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
5. Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6. Drowning | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
7. Suffocation | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Other Injuries | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Murder and Manslaughter | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 2. (Suicide.) | |||||||||||||||||
1. Cut, Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4. Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Sudden Deaths (Cause unascertained) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Causes not specified or ill-defined | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
TOTAL: | 61 | 66 | 160 | 81 | 98 | 93 | 18 | 71 | 40 | 216 | 29 | 5 | 19 | 70 | 249 | 201 | 450 |
DEATHS registered during corresponding weeks of ten years (average) 406 7
Weekly average 312