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 iind under 40. | 40 and under 60. | 60 and under 80. | 80 and above. | Hanover Square.—19,770. I | 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 | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
3. Scarlatina | .. | 7 | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
4. Diphtheria | .. | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
5. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6. Croup | 3 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | |
7. Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
8. Whooping Cough | 5 | 6 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
9. Typhus (and infantile fever) | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | .. | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | .. | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 25 | ||
10. Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
11.Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
12. Pyaemia | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
13. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
14. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15. Dysentery | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
16. Diarrhoea | 1.. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
17. Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
18. Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
19. Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
20. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Syphilis | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
2. Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Want of Breast Milk | 1.. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
3. Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4. Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
1 b Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 4. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
II. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Dropsy | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
4. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
5. Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 | |
6. Haemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7. Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Scrofula | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
3. Phthisis | .. | 4 | 8 | 40 | 10 | 2 | .. | 8 | 3 | 38 | 3 | .. | 3 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 60 | |
4. Hydrocephalus | 3 | 7 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
III. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
5. Convulsions | 12 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 3 | 13 | |||
6. Brain Disease, &c | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
7. Tetanus | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
3. Heart Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | .. | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | .. | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Laryngitis | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M 52, F. 61; May Fair, M. 29, F. 35;
Bclgrave, M. 240, F. 221. Total . . 638. Average . . 49.