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. | HO and above. | H anover.—19,770. | May Fair.—12,648. | Belgrave.—55,099. | Mount.street Work.—208. | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. G eorge's Hospital, —216. | Males, 37,511. | Females, 50,236. | Total, 87,747. | ||||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | |||||||||||||||||
I. Order 1. 1. Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
2. Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Measles | 1 | 10 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
4. Scarlatina | .. | 8 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 11 | 15 | |
5. Diphtheria | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
6. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
7. Croup | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
8. Sore Throat | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
9. Whooping Cough | 2 | 5 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
10. Typhus (and infantile fever) | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
11. Erysipelas | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
12. Metaria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
13. Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
14. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
16. Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
17. Diarrhæa | 9 | 1 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | 10 | |
18. Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
19. Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
..20. Rheumatism Order 2. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
1. Syphilis | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
2. Stricture of Urethra Order 3. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
want of breast milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Order 4. 1. Thrush | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
II. Order 1. 1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1-2 | |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | 4 | 1 | l | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||
4. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
5. Abscess Order 2. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 4 | 9 | ||
1. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
3. Phthisis | .. | 2 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 6 | .. | 9 | 2 | 21 | 11 | .. | 2 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 52 | |
4. Hydrocephalus | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
III. Order 1 1. Cephalitis. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 7 | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | |
5. Convulsions | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |||||
6. Brain Disease, Spine, &c | .. | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | |
1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Heart Disease, &c. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | I | 3 | 15 | 11 | 26 | ||
Order 3. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Bronchitis | .. | 11 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 38 | 59 | ||
3. Pleurisy | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
4. Pneumonia | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | 7 | 20 | ||
5. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6. Lung Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 59, F. 45; May Fair, M. 33, F. 35;
Belgrave, M. 221, F. 172. Total, 565. Average, 43.4.