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.—268. | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital. —216. | Males, 37,511. | Females, 50,236. | Total, 87,747. | ||
| Parishiouers. | Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1.Order 1. Small pox | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ... | 2 |
| 2.Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | ... | ... |
| 3.Measles | .. | 4 | ... | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 4.Searlatina | .. | 6 | 9 | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 5.Diphtheria | 1 | .. | 1 | ... | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 6.Quinsy | .. | .. | ... | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | ... | ... |
| 7.Croup | .. | 1 | 2 | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | ... | ... |
| 9.Whooping Cough | 2 | 9 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 10.Typhus (and infantile fever) | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 11.Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.Mertria | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | ... | ... |
| 13. Pyaemia | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 |
| 14. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | ... | ... |
| 15. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | ... | . |
| 16.Dysentery | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 17.Diarrhœa | 4 | 2 | 6 | ... | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 18.Cholera | .. | .. | 1 | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 19.Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | ... | ... |
| 20.Rheumatism Order 2. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1. Syphilis | 2 | .. | 2 | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2.Stricture of Urethra Order 3. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | ... | ... |
| 1. Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2. Alcoholism a.Del, Trenebs | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| b. Intemperance Order 4. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 1. Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1. |
| 11. Order 1. 1.Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| 2.Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| 4. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 5. Abscess Order 2. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 1. Scrofula | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2. Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 3. Phthisis | 2 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 23 | 5 | .. | 9 | 7 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 68 |
| 4. Hydrocephalus | 6 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| III. Order 1. 1. Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 11 | .. | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | ..3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 6 | |||
| 5. Convulsions | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 |
| 6. Brain Disease, Spine, &c., Order 2. | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 8 | .. | 17 |
| 1.Pericarditis | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3. Heart Disease, &c., | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 9 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 9 | .. | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 4. Phlebitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Order 3. 1. Laryngitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 2. Bronchitis | 4 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 16 | .. | 8 | 4 | 23 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 22 | 38 | |
| 3. Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| 4. Pneumonia | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 5. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6. Lung Disease, &c., | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | ||||
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 43, F. 49; May Fair, M. 43, F. 34;
Belgrave, M. 237, F. 138. Total. 514. Average, 41*8.