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 Fail'.—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. | ||||||||||||||||
1. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
1. small pox | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
2. measles | 3 | 12 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 10 | l6 | |
3. scarlatina | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
4.diphtheria | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
5. quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6. croup | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
7. sore throat | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
8. whooping cough | 4 | 9 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
9. typhus (and infantile fever) | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
10. erysipelas | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
11. metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
12. Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
13. carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
14. influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15. dysentery | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
16. Diarrhœa | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
17. cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
18. remittent fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
19. rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
20. Canker order 2. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
1. syphilis Order 3. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
1. privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. want of ereast milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. purpura and scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
a dek. tremens | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
4. Alcoholism b intemperance Order 4. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
1. thrush II. order 1. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1. gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. dropsy | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
3. cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
4. mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
5. Abscess order 2. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
1. scrofula | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. tabes mesenterica | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 10 | ||
3. phthisis | 2 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 26 | 4 | .. | 5 | 9 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 56 | 24 | 80 |
4. Hydrocephalus III. Order 1. | 5 | 3 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
1. cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 8 | .. | 6 | 3 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
3. paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 10 | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 12 |
4. epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
5. convulsions | 9 | 3 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | 13 |
6. Brain Disease, &c. | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 17 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 11 | 9 | 20 |
order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2. aneurism | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
3. heart disease, &c. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 4 | .. | 14 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
4. phlebitis Order 3. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
1. laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
2. bronchitis | 11 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | 27 | 26 | 53 |
3. pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
4. Pneumonia | 7 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | 23 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 33 |
5. as???hma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6. Lung Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 48, F. 50; May Fair, M. 39, F, 24;
Belgrave, M. 189, F. 201. Total 551. Average 42.