London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hanover Square 1862
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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15
deaths, 82 were of children under 5, and 33 of persons
above 5.
mortality in five squares.
| Deaths under 5. | Deaths over 5. | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgrave-square | 1 | 2 |
| Eaton-square | 0 | 5 |
| Chester-square | 1 | 4 |
| Eccleston-square | 0 | 4 |
| Warwick-square | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 17 |
mortality in seven streets.
| Upper Ebury-street | 17 | 9 |
| Pulford-street | 17 | 7 |
| New Grosvenor-place | 8 | 5 |
| Brewer-street | 6 | 4 |
| Glasgow-terrace | 15 | 3 |
| Robert-street | 11 | 3 |
| Eaton-Court | 8 | 2 |
| 82 | 33 |
causes of death.
| 1860. | 1861. | 1862. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The deaths from zymotic disease. | 346 | 291 | 448 |
| „ small–pox | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| „ scarlatina, diphtheria, and other forms of fever with throat disease | 82 | 53 | 82 |
| The deaths from typhus fever | 44 | 39 | 63 |
| „ diarrhœa, dysentery, and cholera | 48 | 83 | 53 |
| „ teething, convulsions, consumption, water in the head, mesenteric disease and scrofula | 395 | 353 | 387 |