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.—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.