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. | Belgrave.—55,099. | Mount-Btreet Work.—268 | Little Chelsea Work.—350 | St. George's Hospital. —216. | Males, 37,511. | Females, 50,236. | Total, 87,747. | ||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||||
5.Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
6.Lung Disease,&c. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||||||
1.Enteritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
2.Peritonitis | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 |
3.Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4.Hernia | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
5.Ileus and Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6.Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7.Stomach Disease,&c. | 2 | .. | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
8.Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
9.jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10. Liver Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Order 5. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
1.Nephria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2.Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
3.kidney Disease,&c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Order 6. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2.Uterus Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
3. Extra Uterine Fœtation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 7. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2.Joint Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Order 8. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1.Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
IV. Order 1. 1.Premature Births | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
2.Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3.Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4.Other Malfomkations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5.Teeting | 5 | 3 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1.Premania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2.Child-Birth (see Metria) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||||||
1.Atrophy and Debility | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | ||||
2.Exhaustion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
V. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
(Accident or Negligence.) 1. Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 7 | .. | 7 |
2.Gunshot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3.Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
5.Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6.Drowing | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 |
7.Soffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8. Other Injuries | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1.Murder and Manslaughter | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 4. (Suicide.) | |||||||||||||||||
1.Cut,Stab, Shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2.Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3.Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Fall | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Sudden Deaths (Cause unascer tained) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
Causes not specified or ill-defined | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
TOTAL | 65 | 76 | 176 | 84 | 115 | 77 | 14 | 73 | 35 | 240 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 63 | 248 | 218 | 466 |
DEATHS registered during corresponding weeks of ten years (average) 423.1.
Weekly Average 32.5.