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. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.—19,770. | May Fair.—12,648. | Belgrave.—55,099. | Mount-street Work.—208. | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital, —216. | Males, 37,511. | Females, 50,236. | Total, 87,747. | ||
| Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||||
| I. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2. Varicella | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 3. Measles | 2 | 19 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 4. Scarlatina | 2 | 7 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 5. Diphtheria | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 7. Croup | 3 | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 8. Sore Throat. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 9. Whooping Cough | 6 | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 10. Typhus (and infantile fever) | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 11. Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 12. Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 13. Pyæmia | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 14. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 15. Dysentery | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| 16. Diarrhœa | 29 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 27 | 14 | 41 |
| 17. Cholera | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18. Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. Syphilis | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| 2. Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2. Want of Breast Milk | 6 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 3. Purpura and Scurvy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| a Del. Tremens | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 |
| 4. Alcoholism b Jntenipej-ance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Order 4. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| II. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2. Dropsy | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 4. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 5. Abscess | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. Scrofula | 1 | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | |
| 2. Tabes Mesenterica | 7 | 2 | 9 | l | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 3. Phthisis | 1 | 8 | 18 | 15 | .. | .. | 9 | 2 | 22 | l | 1 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 41 | |
| 4. Hydrocephalus | 3 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| III. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. Cephalitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| 3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | l | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| 4. Epolepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 5. Convulsions | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 6. Hæmptysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 7. Brain Disease, &c. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3. Heart Disease,&c. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 4. Phlebitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 5. Pressure on the Funis Cord . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ordkr 3. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2. Bronchitis | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 19 | ||
| 3. Pneumonia | 6 | 13 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
| 4. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 5. Lung Disease,&c | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 50, F. 77; May Fair, M 35, F 36;
Belgrave, M. 207, F. 227. Total 632. Average 48.3.