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 6. | Total under 20. | 20 and under 40. | 40 and under 60. | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above. | Hanover Square.—19,770 | May Fair.—12,648. | Belgrave.—55,099. | Mount-street Work.—230 | Little Chelsea Work.—350 | St. George's Hospital. —216. | Males, 37,511. | Females, 50,236. | Total, 87,747. | |||
| Parishioners | Non-Parishioners. | |||||||||||||||||
| I. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1.Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| 2. Chicken-pox | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| 3. Measles | .. | 6 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 12 | ||
| 4. Scarlatina | .. | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5.Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | I | |
| 6. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 7. Croup | 2 | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 7 | |
| 8. Sore Thromat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 9. Whooping Cough | 11 | 13 | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 7 | 20 | |
| 10. Thyus (and infantile fever | .. | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 11. Erysipelas | :3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 12-Metria | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 13. Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 14. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 15. Infleunza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 16. Dydenry | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 17. Diarrhoea | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| 18. Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 19. Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| 20.Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |||
| 21. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ..1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1.Syphillis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| ..2. Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 2.Want of Breast Milk | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 4.Alcoholism | a Del . Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| b.Intemperence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Order 4. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Thrush | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| ORDER 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 1. THRUSH | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| II ORDER | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
| 3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 6.... | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5. Abscess | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Order 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Scrofula | .. | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2. Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ..3.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 3.Phthisis | 2 | H | 20 | 12 | '2 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 42 | ||||
| 4.Hæmoptysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| 5. Hydrocephalus | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| III. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1.Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 2.Apoplexy | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 3.Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5. Convulsions | 11 | 9 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | |
| 6. Brain Disease, &c | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 7. Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | |
| 2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 3.Heart Disease, &c | 1 | .. | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 11 | 11 | 22 | |
| ORDER 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 80, F. 64; May Fair, M. 21, F. 27; Bclgrave, M. 231, F. 255. Total . . .398 Average. 30.6. | ||||||||||||||||||