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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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DISEASES.Ages at Death.Sub-Districts & Population.Sexes.
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. IMay 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.
2. Bronchitis55104713383169....1191837
3. Pleurisy....11..................22..2
4. Pneumonia58132214281..129918
5. Asthma..11......................1..1
6. Lung Disease, &c......141..112......2336
Order 4.
1. Enteritis........1....1............1..1
2. Peritonitis....1....1..1............112
3. Ascites......11......1..........2..2
4. Hernia......1..........1......1..1
5. Ileus and Intussusception2..2....1....12........213
6. Glossitis........1................11..1
7. Stomach Disease, &c1..1212..113......1246
8. Hepatitis..................................
9. Jaundice..........2..11..........112
10. Liver Disease, &c......22........2......224
Order 5
1. Nephra........2........1....1..112
2. Diabetes..............................
3. Kidney Disease, &c......1..2......11....13..3
4. Diseased Bladder..........2..1..........12..2
Order 6.
1. Ovarian Dropsy........1......1............11
2. Uterus Disease,&e........1........1..........11
Order 7.
1. Arthritis..................................
2. Joint Disease, &c........1......1..........11
Order 8.
1. Phlegmon..................................
2. Ulcer..............v..................
3. Skin Disease, &c..11............1..........11
IV. Order 1.
1. Premature Birth10..101......119........5611
2. Cyanosis................................
3. Spina Bifida............................
4. Other Malformations
5. Teething314......2..2........314
Order 2.
1. Paramenia..............................
2. Child-birth (see Metria)1..111....1..2........123
Order 3.
1. Old Age..........6741233....6713
Order 4.
1. Atrophy and Debility10313111124821....71017
V. Order 1. (Accident or Negligence.)
1. F-ractures and Contusions....2442............11110212
2. Gunshot..............................
3. Wounds....111..............3123
4. Burns and Scalds..34..........1......3134
5. Poison......12......2....1..3..3
6. Drowning....2..1....2..1......213
7. Suffocation..11............1..........11
8. Other Injuries2..111....1..1......2314
ORDER 3.
1. Murder and Manslaughter2..2........11........2..2
Order 4. (Suicide.)
1. Cut, Stab, Shot........1......1........1..1
2. Poison........1............111..1
3. Strangulation......1......1..............11
4. Hanging......1......1............1..1
Sudden Deaths (Cause unascertained)..........1..............11
Causes not specified or ill-defined617........214......437
TOTAL:77711799387751475332243481465239214453

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DEATHS registered during corresponding weeks of ten years (average) 433.1. Weekly average 33.3