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.—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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Measles | 2 | 9 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 7 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
3. Scarlatina | 4 | 35 | 58 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 13 | 24 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 20 | 58 | |
4. Diphtheria | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
5. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6. Croup | 1 | 9 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
7. Sore Throat | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
8. Whooping Cough | 5 | 14 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 12 | 18 | |
9. Typhus (and infantile fever) | .. | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 8 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
10. Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
11. Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
12. Pyaemia | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
13. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
14. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15. Dysentery | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
16. Diarrhoea | 4 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
17. Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
18. Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
19. Remittent Fever | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
20. Rheumatism | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Syphilis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Want of Breast Milk | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
3. Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
4. Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Order 4. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
II. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Hœmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 8 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 11 | |
4. Noma | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | ||
5. Mortification | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
6. Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
2. Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
3. Phthisis | .. | 2 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 3 | .. | 11 | 8 | 26 | 5 | .. | 4 | 10 | 39 | 25 | 64 | |
4. Hydrocephalus | 3 | 5 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
III. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Cephlitis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Apoplexy | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | a | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
4. Epilepsy | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
5. Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
6. Convulsions | 9 | 3 | 14 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 3 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 5 | 16 | |
7. Brain Dsease, &c | 9 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 13 | 6 | 19 | |
8. Tumour | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Pericarditis | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | |
3. Heart Disease, &c | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 11 | 18 | ||
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Laryngitis | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M 53, F. 66; May Fair, M. 31, F. 19;
Belgrave, M. 219, F. 223. Total . .611. Average 47.