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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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Ages at Death. | Sub-Districts A Population | Sexes. | ||||||||||||||
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Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 20. | 20 and under 40. | 40 and under 60. | 60 and under 80. | 80 and above. | Hanover Square.—18,700. | May Fair.—13,020. | Belgrave.—58,038. | Mouut-6treet Work.—268. | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital. —216. | Males, 38,456. | Females, 51,302. | Total, 89,758. | ||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||||
Order 4.—Digestive Organs. | 4 | 3 | .. | 6 | 9 | 5 | .. | 4 | 2 | 13 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
1. Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
2. Enteritis | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
3. Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
4. Ascities | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
5. Ulceration of Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6. Hernia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7. Heus and Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8. Stricture of Intestine | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .... | .. | 1 | 1 | |
9. Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | |||
10. Stomach Disease, &tc | i | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11. Pancreas Disease, & c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
12. Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
13. Jaundice | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
14. Liver Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
15. Spleen Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Order 5.—Urinary Organs | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | 3 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
1. Nephria | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
2. Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
3. Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
4. Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
5. Calculus(Stone) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 6.—Generative Organs . | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 |
1. Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
2. Uterine Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 7.—Organs of Locomotion. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
1. Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Joint Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 8.—Skin, &c. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 5 |
1. Phlegmom | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 2 |
2. Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | |
3. Skin Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Class IV. Developmental Diseases Order 1.—Diseases of Children . | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
1. Premature Birth | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. |
2. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
3. Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Other Malformations | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
5. Teething | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Order 2.—Diseases of Adults . | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
1. Paramenenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Child-birth (see Metria) | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Order 3.—Diseases of Aged . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 |
1. Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 4.—Diseases of Nutrition. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | 14 |
1. Atrophy and Debility | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | 14 |
Class V. Violent Deaths, &c. Order 1.—Accident or Negligence. | 3 | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 17 | |
1. Fractures and Contusions | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
2. Wounds, Gunshot, Cut, Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 |
4. Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
5. Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6. Suffocation | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
7. Other Injuries | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 2.—Homicide | |||||||||||||||||
1. Murder and Manslaughter | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 3.—Suicide. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
1. Cut, Stab, Shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Poison | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
3. Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5. Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Sudden Deaths (Cause unascertained) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Caucea not specified or ill-defined | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
TOTAL | 82 | 37 | 22 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 9 | 38 | 179 | 2 | 16 | 6? | 191 | 173 | 36-1 |