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. | ||||||||||||||||
2. Bronchitis | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 7 | 2 | .. | 4 | 32 | 39 | 71 |
3. Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
4. Pneumonia | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
5. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
6. Lung Disease, &c. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | l | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3. Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
4. Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
5. Ileus and Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
6. Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7. Stomach Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | l | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 9 | .. |
8. Hepatitis | .. | 1 | 1 | l | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
9. Jaundice | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10. Liver Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Order 5. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Nephria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
2. Diabetes | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
3. Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. |
4. Diseased Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Order 6. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
2. Uterus Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 7. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Joint Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Order 8. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Phlemon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Skin Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
IV. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Premature Birth | 14 | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 4 | 14 |
2. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Spina Biflada | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
4. Other Malformations | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
5. Teething | 5 | 5 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Child-birth (see Metria) | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 9 | 14 |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Atrophy and Debility | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 2 | 9 |
V. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
(Accident or Negligence.) | |||||||||||||||||
1. Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
2. Gunshot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Burns and Scalds. | .. | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
5. Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6. Drowning | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 |
7. Suffocation | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
8. Other Injuries | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Murder and Manslaughter | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||||||
(Suicide.) | |||||||||||||||||
1. Cut, Stab, Shot, | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Hanging | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Sudden Deaths (Cause unascertained) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Causes not specified or ill-defined | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
TOTAL: | 107 | 113 | 256 | 84 | 103 | 93 | 17 | 90 | 50 | 298 | 23 | 6 | 18 | 68 | 300 | 253 | 553 |
DEATHS registered during corresponding weeks of ten years (average) 490 6. Weekly average 37.8.