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. | j May Fair.—12,648. | Belgrave.—55,C99. | Mount-street Work.—268. | Little Chelsea Work.—350.1 | St. George's Hospital. —216. | Males, 37,611. | Females, 50,236. | Total, 87,747. | |||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | |||||||||||||||||
I. | Order | |||||||||||||||||
1. Small-pox | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
2. Measles | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
3. Scarlatina | 2 | 6 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
4. Diphtheria | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
5. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6. Croup | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
7. Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
8. Whooping Cough | 2 | 8 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
9. Typhus (and infantile fever) . | .. | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 | .. | 4 | .. | 7 | 5 | .. | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 32 | ||
10. Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
11. Metria | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | |
12. Pyaemia | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 4 | |
13. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
14. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15. Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | ||
17- Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
18. Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
19. Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
20. Rheumatism | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | I | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Syphilis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
1. Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Want of Breast Milk | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
3. Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4. Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
Urder 4. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Thrush | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
11. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2. Dropsy | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
4. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
5. Abscess | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | l | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
6. Haemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Scrofula | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
3. Phthisis | 1 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 5 | .. | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7 | .. | .. | 6 | 29 | 21 | 50 | |
4. Haemoptysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5. Hydrocephalus | .. | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
III. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Apoplexy | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 7 | .. | 4 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
3. Paralysis | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
5. Convulsions | 7 | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
6. Brain Disease, &c | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
3. Heart Disease, &c | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | .. | 2 | 3 | 13 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | |
Okder 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Laryngitis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Bronchitis | 20 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 12 | .. | 4 | 15 | 4 | 45 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 34 | 36 | 70 | |
3 Pleurisy | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
4. Pneumonia | 6 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 15 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 39, F. 57; May Fair, M. 41, F 35;
Belgrave, M. 223, F. 211. Total . . 606. Average . . 46.