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.—20,216. | May Fair—12,980. | Belgrave.—40,034. | Mount.street Work.—268, | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital. —216. | Males, 31,920. | Females, 41,310. | Total, 73,230. | |||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | |||||||||||||||||
I. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Small-pox | 4 | .. | 6 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
2. Measles | 8 | 24 | 37 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 35 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 20 | 17 | 37 | |
3.Scearlatina | 2 | 9 | 13 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
4.Diptheria | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
5. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6. Croup | .. | 5 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
7. Sore Throat | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
8. Whooping Cough | 4 | 22 | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 26 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 9 | 28 | |
9. Typhus (and infantile fever) | .. | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
10. Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
11. Metria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | |
12. Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
13. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
14. Influnza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15. Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
16. Diarrhœa | 6 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 7 | |
17. Cholers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
18. Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
19. Remittent Fever | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
20. Rheumatism | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Syphilis | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
2. Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Want of Breat Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Puerpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4. Alcoholism | a. Del Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
b. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Order 4. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Thrush | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
II. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
2. Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | 3 | .. | 2 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 12 | 17 | |
4. Mortification | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | |
5. Abscess | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
6. Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
7. Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Scrofula | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | 5 | 4 | 9 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 2 | 11 | |
3. Phthsis | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 4 | .. | 9 | 2 | 28 | 4 | .. | 3 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 52 | |
4. Hydrocephalus | 1 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
III. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Cephalitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | |
2. Apoplexy | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
5.Convulsions | 15 | 5 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 7 | 20 | |
6. Brain Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 11 | 4 | 15 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Pericarditid | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
3. Heart Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 20 | |
4. Phlebitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 59, F. 46; May Fair, M. 28, F. 33:
Belgrave, M. 253, F. 238. Total . . 657. Average . . 50.5,