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
14 Weeks ending 31st of December, 1870. Average 41.4.
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.—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 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 13 |
3. Scarlatina | 3 | 23 | 36 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 29 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 20 | 16 | 36 | |
4. Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6. Croup | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7. Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8. Whooping Cough | 2 | 5 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 |
9. Typhus (and infantile fever) | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
10. Erysipelas | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
11. Enteric Fever | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
12. Pyæmia | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
13. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
14. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15. Dysentery | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16. Diarrhoea | 4 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 |
17. Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
18. Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
19. Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
20. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Syphilis | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
4. Alcoholism b IntemperanceOrder 4. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1. Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
II. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2. Dropsy | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
4. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5. Abscess | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
3. Phthisis | 1 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 2 | .. | 12 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 44 | 32 | 76 |
4. Hydrocephalus | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
III. Order 1. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
4. Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5. Convulsions | 12 | 2 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 14 |
6. Brain Disease, &c | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .. | 2 | 3 | 12 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Pericarditis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 |
3. Heart Disease, &c | l | .. | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | l | 5 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 37 |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Laryngitis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
2. Bronchitis | 13 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 24 | 28 | 52 |
3. Pleurisy | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
4. Pneumonia | 9 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 12 | 17 | 9 |
5. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
6. Lung Disease, &c | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
BIRTHS registered during 14 weeks.-Hanover Square, M. 44, F. 47; Mayfair, M. 33, F. 42;
Belgrave, M. 220, F. 222. Total, 608. Average, 46.