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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DEATHS registered in the Parish of St. George, Hanover Square, in the 13 Weeks ending 1st of April, 1865. Average, 46.6.
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-street Work.—2C8. | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital. —216. | Males, 37,511. | Females, 50,236. | Total, 87,747. | |||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. 1 | |||||||||||||||||
I. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Small-pox | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2.Measles | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
3.Scarlatina | 1 | 12 | 16 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 13 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | 9 | 17 | |
4. Diphtheria | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
5.Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6.Croup | 3 | 5 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 8 | |
7.Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
8.Whooping Cough | 10 | 6 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 10 | 16 | |
9. Typhus (aud infantile fever) . | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 5 | .. | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 24 | |
10.Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
11. Metria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
12.Pyæmia | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
13.Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
14. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
15. Dysentery | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
16. Diarrhœa | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | |
17Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
18.Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
19. Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
20. Rheumatism | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Order 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Syphilis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Want of Breast Milk | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
3. Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4. Alcoholism | a Del. Tremens | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
b Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 4. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Thrush | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
II. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | l | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
4. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5. Abscess | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
6. Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
3. Phthisis | .. | 1 | 10 | 29 | 18 | 5 | .. | 13 | 4 | 33 | 4 | .. | 2 | 6 | 26 | 36 | 62 | |
4.Hæmoptysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5. Hydrocephalus | 6 | 3 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 | 11 | |
III. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
3. Paralysis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
4. Epilepsy | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
5. Convulsions | 15 | 6 | 21 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 7 | 22 | |
6. Spine, Brain Disease, &c. | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 9 | 19 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | |
3. Heart Disease, &c | 1 | .. | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 16 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 22 | 15 | 37 | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Laryngitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
2. Bronchitis | 11 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 40 | 8 | .. | 1 | 3 | 37 | 43 | 80 | |
3. Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
4. Pneumonia | 8 | .. | 10 | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 10 | 17 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 64, F. 53; May Fair, M. 39, F, 41
Belgrave, M. 249, F. 212. Total 658. Average 50.6.