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 25th of June, 1870. Average 37.4.
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 Sq.—19,770. | May Fair.—12,648. | Belgrave.—55,099. | Mount Street Work. -26s. | Little Chelsea Work.—350 | St George's Hospital —216. | Males, 37.511. | Females, 50,236. | Total, 87,747. | ||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||||
I. Order I. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
2. Measles | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3. Scarlatina | 1 | 23 | 31 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 27 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 19 | 13 | 32 |
4. diphtheria | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
5. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6. Croup | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
7. Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8. Whooping Cough | 8 | 13 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 12 | 22 |
9. Typhus (and infantile fever) | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 |
10. Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11. Metria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
12. Pyæmia | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
13. Enteric Fever | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
14. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15. Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
16. Diarrhoea | 7 | .. | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 9 |
17. Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
18. Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
19. Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
20. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 5 | 5 | |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Syphilis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2. Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Want of Breast Milk | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3. Purpara and Secrvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 Alcoholism a del. Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
b Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Thrush | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
II. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
2. Dropsy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
4. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
5. Abscess | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Scrofula | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Phthisis | .. | 2 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 3 | .. | 7 | 5 | 2b | 3 | .. | .. | 8 | 35 | 14 | 49 |
4. Hydrocephalus | 3 | 4 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 8 |
III. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
4. Epilepsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5. Convulsions | 15 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 13 | 20 | |
6. Brain Disease, c | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 12 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
3. Heart Disease, &c | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 13 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 27 | ||
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
2. Bronchitis | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 26 | 18 | 44 |
3. Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
4. Pneumonia | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 15 | ||
5. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6. Lung Disease, &c. | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | 14 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 59, F. 58; Mayfair, M. 37, F. 23;
Belgrave, M. 215, F. 195. Total, 587. Average, 45.