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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DEATHS registered in the Parish of St. George, Hanover Square, in the 13 Weeks ending 28th of March, 1868. Average, 38.
DISEASES. | Ages at Death. | Sub-Districts & Population. | Sexes. | |||||||||||||||
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Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | Total under 20. | 1 20 and under 40. | I 40 and under 60. | I 60 and under 80. | HO and above. | 1 Hanover.—19,770. | 1 May Fair.—12,648. | Belgrave.—55,099. | Mount-street Work.—268. | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital, —216. | Male., 37,511. | Females, 50,236. | Total, 87,747. | |||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | |||||||||||||||||
Order 1. 1. Small-pox | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2. Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Measles | 4 | 8 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
4. Scarlatina | .. | 12 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 12 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 22 | |
5. Diphtheria | 1 | 4 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
6. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
7. Croup | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
8. Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
9. Whooping Cough | 6 | 10 | 16 | ... | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
10. Typhis (and infantile fever) . | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
11. Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
12. Metria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
13. Pyæmia | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
14. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
16. Dvsentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
17. Diarrhoea | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | l | |
18. Cholere | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | ||
19. Remittent Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | |
20. Rheumatism Order 2. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1. Syphilis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2. Stricture of Urethra Order 3. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1. Want of Breast Milk | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Alcoholism | a Del. Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
b Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 4. 1. Thrush | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
II. Order 1. 1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
2. Drops | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | l | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
4. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
5. Abscess Order 2. | .. | ..2 | .. | 2 | 1 | l | .. | l | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
1. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
3. Phthisis | 1 | .. | 5 | 31 | 22 | 3 | .. | 6 | 9 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 61 | |
4. Hydrocephalus | 7 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
III. Order1. 1. Cephalitis | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | |
2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10: | |
4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
5. Convulsions | 7 | 6 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
6. Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7. Brain Disease, Spine, &c. Order 2. | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | y | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Aneurism | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
3. Heart Disease, &c | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 6 | .. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
4. Phlebitis Order 3. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1. Larygitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Bronchitis | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 9 | .. | .. | 7 | 32 | 30 | 62 | |
3. Pleurisv | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
4. Pneumonia | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 7 | 17 | |
5. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
6. Luna Disease, &c. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
BIKTUS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 68, F. 44; May Fair, M. 40, F. 33;
Belgrave, M.. 232, F. 234. Total. 650. Average, 50.