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 DEATHS | Ages of Deaths | Sub-Districts & Population | Sexes | ||||||||||||||
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. | Mount-street Work.—268. | Little ChelseaWork.—350. | St. George's Hospital. 216. | Males, 38,456. | Females, 51,302. | Total, 89,758. | ||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||||
Order 4.—Digestive Organs. | 4 | 2 | .. | 5 | 9 | 6 | .. | 2 | 3 | 17 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
1. Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
2. Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
3. Peritonitis | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
4. Ascities | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5. Ulceration of Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6. Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7. Ileus and Intussusception . | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ... | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
8. Stricture of Intestine | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9. Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10. Stomach Disease, &tc | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
11. Pancreas Disease, & c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
12. Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
13. Jaundice | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
14. Liver Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 8 |
15. Spleen Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | v | 1 | .. | 1 |
Order 5.—Urinary Organs | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | .. | 3 | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
1. Nephria | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
2. Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
3. Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
4. Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
5. Calculus (Stone) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 6.—Generative Organs . | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 |
1. Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 |
2. Uterine Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 7.—Organs of Locomotion. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | 2 | .. | 2 |
1. Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Joint Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | i | 2 1 | .. | 2 3 |
Order 8.—Skin, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||
1. Phlegmom | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2. Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Skin Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Class IV. Developmental Diseases Order 1.—Diseases of Children . | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | 12 | ||
1. Premature Birth | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
2. Cyanosis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Other Malformations . . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
5. Teething | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | |
Order 2.—Diseases of Adults . | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
1. Paramenenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Child-birth (see Metria) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Order 3.—Diseases of Aged . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 13 | 19 |
1. Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 13 | 19 |
Order 4.—Diseases of Nutrition | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 5 | 12 12 21 |
1. Atrophy and Debility | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 10 | 1_ | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 5 | |
Class V. Violent Deaths, &c. Order 1.—Accident or Negligence. | 4 | 3 | .. | 6 | 3 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | 10 | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | |
1. Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
2. Wounds, Gunshot, Cut, Stab . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
3. Burns and Scalds | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 |
4. Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
5. Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
6. Suffocation | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 |
7. Other Injuries | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Order 2.—Homicide | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
1. Murder and Manslaughter | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Order 3.—Suicide. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Cut, Stab, Shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
4. Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5. Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Sudden Deaths (Cause unascer- tained | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Causes not specified or ill-defined | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
TOTAL | 83 | 25 | 72 | 100 111 | 17 | 61 | 40 | 262 | 16 | 27 | 46 | 241 | 211 | 452 |
DEATHS registered during corresponding weeks of ten years (average)