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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T able III.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Ages at Death. | Sub-Districts & Population. | Sexes. | |||||||||||||||
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Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 20. | 20 and under 40. | 40 and under 63. | 60 and under 8 | 80 and above. | Hanover Square.—18,700. | | May Fair—13,020. | Belgrave.—58,038. | Mount-street Work.—268. | Little Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital, —210. | Males,-38,456. | Females, 51,302. | Total, 89.758. | |||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | |||||||||||||||||
Class I. Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||
Order 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 37 | |
1. Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Measles | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
3. Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina) | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | |
4. Diphtheria | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
5. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6. Croup | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
7. Whooping Cough | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
8. Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric (Typhoid) Fever | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | I | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
Simple Continued Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | I | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
9. Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
10. Puerperal Fever (Metrial) | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
11. Pyæmia | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
12. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
13, Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
14. Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15. Diarrhœa | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
10. Simple Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
17. Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
18. Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
19. Rheumatism | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
Order 2.-Enthetic | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
1. Syphilis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Stricture of the Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 3.-Dietetic | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
1. Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Want of Breast Milk | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Order 3.-Dietetic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4. Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
Order 4.-Parasitic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1. Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Worms, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Class II. Constitutional Diseases | ||||||||||||||||||
Order 1.-Diathetic | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 11 | 14 | 25 | |
1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
3. Cancer | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | I | 5 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 10 | 12 | 22 | |
4. Cancrum Oris (Noma) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5. Mortitication | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2.—Tubercular | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 17 | .. | 18 | 3 | 88 | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | 28 | 80 | 59 | ||
1. Scrofula | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
2. Tabes Measenterica | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
3. Phthisis | 2 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 2 | .. | 10 | 3 | 29 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 50 | ||
4. Hydrocephalus | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Class III. Local Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||
Order 1.—Nervous System | 4 | 5 | .. | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 33 | |
1, Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 7 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
4. Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5. Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6. Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7. Convulsions | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
8. Bruin Disease, &c. | 2 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
Order 2.—Organs of Circulation. | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | 16 | 15 | .. | 4 | 2 | 16 | .. | 3 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 42 | |
1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
3. Heart Disease,&c. | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | 15 | 15 | .. | 4 | 2 | 16 | .. | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 41 | |
Order 3.—Respiratory Organs. | 18 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 46 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 79 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 04 | 70 | 134 | |
1. Laryngiltis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | |
2. Bronchitis | 7 | 8 | .. | 6 | 18 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 47 | 86 | |
3. Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | |
4. Pneumonia | 4 | 7 | .. | 1 | 6 | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | 15 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | |
5. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
6. Lung Disease, &c. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 17 |