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.—268. | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital. —216. | Males, 37,511. | Females, 50,236. | Total, 87,747. | ||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||||
1. Small-pox | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
2. Measles | 1 | 10 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 7 | 13 |
3. Scarlatina | .. | 7 | 18 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
4. Diphtheria | .. | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
5. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
6. Croup | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
7. Sore Throat | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
8. Whooping Cough | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
9. Typhus(and infantile fever) | .. | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 11 | 11 | 28 |
10. Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 |
11. Metria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
12. Pyaemia | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
13. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
14. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15. Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
16. Diarrhæa | 6 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
17. Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
18. Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
19. Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
20. Rheumatism Order 2. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ||||||
3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
2. Stricture of Urethra Order 3. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
a Del. Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||
4. Alcoholism b Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 4. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Dropsy | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | 4 | 10 | 5 | 15 | |||
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | ||
4. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
5. Abscess | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
6. Hoemorrhage Order 2. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |||||||
2. Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | ||
3. Phthisis | 4 | 9 | 29 | 16 | 3 | .. | 2 | 32 | 4 | 35 | 57 | ||||||
4. Hæmoptjsis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
5. Hydrocephalus | 9 | 8 | 18 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 7 | 19 | |
III. Order 1. 1. Cephalitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | 9 | 3 | 12 | ||||
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |||
5. Convulsions | 6 | 5 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | |||
6. Brain Disease, Spine, &c. Order 2. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .. | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | |||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Heart Disease, &c. Order 3. | 2 | .. | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 32 | |||
.. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |||||||
2. Bronchitis | 9 | 7 | 16 | .. | 3 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 2 | .. | 2 | 24 | 20 | 44 | |
3. Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
4. Pneumonia | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
BIRTHS registered during 14 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 50, F. 56 ; May Fair, M. 31, F 33
Belgrave, M. 243, F. 209. Total . . 622. Average . . 44.