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.—268. | 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. Measles | 1 | 9 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | 12 |
3.Scarlatina | .. | 12 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
4.Diphtheria | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
5. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6.Croup | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
7.Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8. Whooping Cough | 7 | 22 | 30 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 15 | 32 |
9. Typhus (and infantile fever) | .. | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
10.Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11. Metria | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
12.Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
13.Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
14.Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15.Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
16.Diarrhœa | 8 | 3 | 12 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | 14 |
17.Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
18.Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
19.Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
20. Rheumatism | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
21.Hydrophobia | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1.Syphilis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
2.Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1.Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Want of Breast Milk | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
3.Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
a Del. Tremens | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 |
4. Alcoholism b Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||||||
1.Thrush | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
II. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
1.Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
2. Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 10 |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
4. Mortification | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||
5.Abscess | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1.Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 2 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 |
3. Phthisis | 2 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 10 | 7 | .. | 11 | 4 | 34 | 4 | .. | 2 | 6 | 24 | 37 | 61 |
4. Hydrocephalus | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 8 |
III. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Cephalitis | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
3.Paralysis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
5.Convulsions | 7 | 9 | 18 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 10 | 19 |
6. Brain Disease, Spine, &c | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 16 | .. | 16 |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2.Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
3. Heart Disease, &c | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 13 | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2.Bronchitis | 14 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 96 | 35 | 61 |
3.Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4.Pneumonia | 2 | 15 | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 7 | 20 | |
5.Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6. Lung Disease, &c | 3 | 4 | 7 | .. | 2 | l | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 44, F. 45 ; May Fair, M. 31 F 25;
Beglrave, M. 216, F. 233. Total 594. Average 45,