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 6. | 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.—280. | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital. —216. | Male., 37,511. | Females, 50,286. | Total, 87,747. | |||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | |||||||||||||||||
I. Order 1. 1. Small-pox | 8 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 9 | 25 | |
2. Measles | 2 | 11 | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
3. Scarlatina | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
4.Diptheria | .. | 3 | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
5.Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 Croup | 1 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
7. Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
8.Whooping Cough | 6 | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | 22 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 16 | 34 | ||
9. Typhus (and infantile fever) . | .. | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | |||
10.Erysipelas | . | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||
11.Metris | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | |
12. Pyaemia | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | 4 | 4 | .. | 4 | |
13. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
14.Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15.Dysentry | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
16.Diarrhœa | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | |||
17. Chicken pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |||
18.Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
19.remittent Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
20.Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2. 1. Syphilis | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .3 | .. | 3 | |
2.Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | .. | . | .. | |
Order 3 Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | |
2. Want of Breast Milk | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
3. Purpura and Scurry | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4. Alcoholism | .a Del Tremens . | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 |
b Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 4 1.Thrush. | 1 | ... | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
II. Order 1 Gout. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | |
2.Drospy | 1 | .. | 2 | I | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | i | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
3.Cancer | .. | .. | .. | I | 5 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 8 | 9 | ||
4.mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | i | 5 | ||
A bscess | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
6. Haemorrhage | 1.. | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | ||
Order 2. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ... | .. | 1 | ||
2.Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
3. Ph hibis | .. | 4 | 12 | 27 | 21 | 2 | .. | 11 | 6 | 36 | 3 | i | 2 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 62 | |
4.hydrocephalus | 4 | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | . | . | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
III. Order 1.Cephalltis | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2.. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
2.Apoplexy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
3.Paralysia | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | • | .2 | .. | 2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | ||
4.Epllepsy | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | i | .. | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
5.Convulsion | 25 | 33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 23 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 19 | 14 | 33 | |||
6.Brain Disease | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 14 | 9 | 23 | |
7. Spine and tetanus | .. | ... | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | ||
Order 2. 1.Pericardditis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
2.Aneurim | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3.Heart Disease | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 17 | ||
Order 3 1.laryngitis. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | . | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
2. Bronchitis | 8 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 3 | .. | 3 | 14 | 23 | 37 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 45, F.58; May Fair, M.33, F.36;
Belgarve, M. 225, F.234 Total . 631. Average 43.