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 24th of September, 1870. Average 34.
DISEASES. | Ages at Death, | Sub-districts & Population. | Sexes. | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 | l 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.—268. | 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Measles | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
3. Scarlatina | 1 | 35 | 48 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 32 | .. | 4 | 2 | 3 | 26 | .. | 51 |
4. Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6. Croup | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7. Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8. Whooping Cough | 2 | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
9. Typhus (and infantile fever) | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
10. Erysipelas | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
11. Enteric Fever | .. | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
12. Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | 4 | |
13. Carbuncle | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
14. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15. Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
16. Diarrhœa | 41 | 6 | 49 | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 44 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31 | 26 | 57 |
17. Cholera | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
18. Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
19. Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
20. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Syphilis | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2. Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Want of Breast Milk | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
3. Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
a Del Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4. Alcoholism b Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Thrush | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
11. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2. Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
4. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
5. Abscess | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
3. Phthisis | 1 | .. | 5 | 30 | 12 | 4 | .. | 6 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 51 |
4. Hydrocephalus | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
III. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Apolexy | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | i | .. | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
4. Epilepsy | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
5. Convulsions | 7 | 3 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 2 | 11 |
6. Brain Disease, Spine, &c | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Pericarditis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Heart Disease, &C | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 7 | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Bronchitis | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 2 | 11 |
3. Pleurisy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
4. Pneumonia | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
5. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6. Lung Disease, &c | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
BIRTHS registered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 42, F. 52; Mayfair, M. 36, F. 34;
Belgrave, 31. 174. F. 209. Total, 547. Average, 42.