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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Table III. (b)
TABLE OF MORTALITY
for the
THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDING JUNE 27, 1874.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Ages at Death. | 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 Chelsea Work.—350. | St. George's Hospital —216. | Males, 38,456. | Females, 51,302. | Total, 89,758. | ||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||||
Order 4.—Digestive Organs. | 7 | .. | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 34 |
1. Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
2. Enteritis | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 |
3. Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
4. Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5. Ulceration of Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6. Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7.Ileus and Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
8. Stricture of Intestine | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9. Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10. Stomach Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ., | 3 |
11. Pancreas Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
12. Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
13 Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
14. Liver Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
15. Spleen Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 5.—Urinary Organs | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | .. | 3 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
1. Neptria | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2. Diabetes | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
3. Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
4. Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | 7 |
5. Calculus (Stone) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Order 6.—Generative Organs | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 5 |
1. Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 |
2. Uterine Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
Order 7.—Organs of Locomotion. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
1. Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Joint Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Order 8.—Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1. Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
3. Skin Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Class IV. Developmental Diseases | |||||||||||||||||
Order 1.—Diseases of Children | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 14 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 12 | 8 | 20 |
1. Premature Birth | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | 14 |
2. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4. Other Malformations | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5. Teething | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Order 2.—Diseases of Adults | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
1. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2. Child-birth (see Metria) | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
Order 3.—Diseases of Aged | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | 14 |
1. Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | 14 |
Order 4.—Diseases of Nutrition. | 11 | 1 | .. | 1 | 12 | 7 | .. | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 32 |
1. Atrophy and Debility | 11 | 1 | .. | 1 | 12 | 7 | .. | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 32 |
Class V. Violent Deaths, &c. | |||||||||||||||||
Order 1.—Accident or Negligence. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
1. Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
2. Wounds, Gunshot, Cut, Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Burns and Scalds | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
4. Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
5. Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
6. Suffocation | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7. Other Injuries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 2.— Homicide | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
1. Murder and Manslaughter | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Order 3.—Suicide. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
1. Cut, Stab, Shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
2. Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3. Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
4. Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5. Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Sudden Deaths (Cause unascertained) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Causes not specified or ill-defined | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
TOTAL | 81 | 44 | 25 | 75 | 124 | 123 | 22 | 70 | 49 | 250 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 74 | 216 | 278 | 494 |