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.—19,770. | May Fair.—12,648. | Bclgrave.—55,099. | Mount-street Work.—280 | Little Chelsea Work.—350 | St. George's Hospital. —216. | Males, 37,511. | Females, 50,286. | Total, 87,747. | ||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||||
3. Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 |
4. Pneumonia | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | .. | 5 | 2 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
5. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
6. Lung Disease, &c | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Order 4. 1. Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
2.peritonitis | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
3.Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
4. Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5. Ileus and Intussusception | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
6. Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7. Stomach Disease, &c. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 10 | 13 |
8. Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9.jaundice | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
10. Liver Disease, &c | .. | •• | .. | 1 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
1. Nephria | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
2. Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
3.Kidney Disease &c. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
4.Diseased Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Ordf.r 6. 1. Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 Uterus Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 |
3. Extra Uterine Fœtation . | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Order 7. 1.Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2.Joint Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Order 8. 1.Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | |
2.Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3.Skin Disease,&c | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
IV. Order 1. 1.Premature Birth | 10 | .. | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | 11 |
2.Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3.Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4.Other Malformations | 1 | .. | 1 | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ] |
5.Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 2. 1.Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Child-birth (tee Metria) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 3. 1. Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 12 | 17 | ||
Order 4. 1. Atrophy and Debility | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 9 | 5 | 14 |
2.Exhaustion | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
V. Order 1. (Accident or Negligence.) 1. Fractures and Contusions | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
2. Gunshot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3.Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Burns and Scalds | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
5.Poison | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6. Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
7.Suffocation | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
8. Other Injuries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 3. 1. Murder and Manslaughter | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
Order 4. (Suicide.) 1. Cut, Stab, Shot. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
2. Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Drowning | .. | . | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
4. Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Sudden Deaths (Cause unascertained) | .. | ... | .. | ... | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Causes not specified or ill-defined | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 7 |
TOTAL | 105 | 97 | 242 | 98 | 108 | 82 | 20 | 93 | 46 | 293 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 60 | 283 | 267 | 550 |
DEATHS registered during corresponding weeks of ten years (average) 490 6. Weekly average 32.