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 July, 1865. Average,39.
DISEASES. | Age at Deaths | 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.—268. | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital, -216. | Males, 35,511. | J Females, 50,236 | Total, 87,747. | |||
Parishioners. | Non- Parishioners. | |||||||||||||||||
I. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1.Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Varicella | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
3. Measles | 4 | 18 | 23 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 14 | 24 | |
4. Scarlatina | 1 | 7 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
5. Diphtheria | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
6. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7. Croup | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
8.Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
9.Whopping Cough | 9 | 6 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
10. Typhus (and infantile fever) . | .. | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
11.Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | |
12. Metria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
13.Pyæmia | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
14. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
15.Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
16.Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
17.Diarrhœa | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
18. Cholera | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | ||
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1.Syphilis | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||
2.Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1.Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3.Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4. Alcoholism | a Del. Tremens | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
b Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 4. | ||||||||||||||||||
1.Thrus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
11. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1.Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
2. Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | |
4. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
5. Abscess | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1.Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
3. Phthisis | 2 | .. | 12 | 30 | 15 | 7 | .. | 15 | 10 | 23 | 3 | .. | 2 | 11 | 42 | 22 | 64 | |
4. Hydrocephalus | 1 | 12 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
III. Order 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
1.Cephalitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Apoplexy | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | l | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
4. Epilepsy | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
5. Convulsions | 10 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
6.Hæmoptysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
7. Spine, Brain Disease, &c | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 22 | |
Order 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2.Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3.Heart Disease, &c. | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | .. | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .. | 9 | 13 | 17 | 30 | |
4.Phlebitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
5.Pressureon the Funis Cord | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Order 3. | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Laryngitis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
2. Bronchitis | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | .. | 2 | l | 21 | 17 | 38 | |
3.Pneumonia | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
4. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
5. Lung Disease, &c | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 50, F. 46 ; May Fair, M. 37, F, 26;
Belgrave, M. 193, F. 196. Total 548. Average 42.