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 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
3. Scarlatina | 3 | 12 | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 19 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 12 | 12 | 24 | |
4. Diphtheria | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
5. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6. Croup | 1 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
7. Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
8. Whooping Cough | 16 | 30 | 46 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 39 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | 23 | 46 | |
9. Typhus (and infantile fever) | .. | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 11 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
10. Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
11. Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
12. Pyæmia | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
13. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
14. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
15. Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
16. Diarrhœa | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
17. Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
18. Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
19. Remittent Fever | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
20. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Privation | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Want of Breast Milk | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
3. Purpura and Scurvy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
4. Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 4. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Thrush | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
II. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Dropsy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
3. Cancer | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
4. Mortification | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
5. Abscess | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
6. Hœmorrhage | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
7. Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Scrofula | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
3. Phthisis | 2 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 2 | .. | 12 | 6 | 32 | 7 | .. | 1 | 4 | 32 | 30 | 62 | |
4. Hydrocephalus | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
III. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Cephalitis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
2. Apoplexy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
5. Convulsions | 16 | 3 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 6 | 19 | |
6. Spine and Brain Disease, &c. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
7. Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Heart Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | .. | 4 | 4 | 15 | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 35 | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Laryngitis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 67, F. 60; May Fair, M. 43, F. 55;
Belgrave, M. 233, F. 234. Total 692. Average 53.2.