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)—
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 60. | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above. | Hanover Square.—18,700. | May Fair—13,020. | Belgrave.—58,038. | Mount-street Work.—268. | LittleChelseaWork.—350. | St. George's Hospital, —216. | Males,-38,456. | Females, 51,302. | Total, 89.758. | |||
Parishioners. | Non-Parishioners. | |||||||||||||||||
Class I. Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||
Order 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .. | 4 | 3 | 27 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 39 | |
1. Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Measles | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
3 Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina) | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
4. Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5. Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6. Croup | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 | |
7. Whooping Cough | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
8. Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric (Typhoid) Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Simple Continued Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
9. Erysipelas | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
10. Puerperal Fever (Metria) | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | |
11. Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 | |
12. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
13. Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
14. Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15. Diarrhœa | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
16. Simple Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
17. Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
18. remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
19. Rheumatism | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
Order 2.—Enthetic | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
1. Syphilis | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
2. Stricture of the Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 3.—Dietetic | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
1. Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Want of Breast Milk | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
3. Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4. Alcoholism | Del. Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Order 4.—Parasitic | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
1. Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2. Worms, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
ClassII. Constitutional Diseases | ||||||||||||||||||
Order 1.—Diathetic | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 21 | |
1. Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | |
2. Dropsy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
3. Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
4. Cancrum Oris (Noma) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5. Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Order 2.—Tubercular | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 16 | 2 | .. | 12 | 3 | 36 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 58 | |
1. Scrofula | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
2. Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | |
3. Phthisis | 2 | .. | 7 | 23 | 16 | 2 | .. | 9 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 4 | i | 35 | 15 | 50 | |
4. Hydrocephalus | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | |
Class III. Local Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||
Order 1.—Nervous System | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 88 | |
1, Cephalitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | v | 1 | |
2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
3. Paralysis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
4. Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
5. Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6. Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
7. Convulsions | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
8. Brain Disease, &c. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
Order 2.—Organs of Circulation. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | .. | 7 | 4 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 15 | 17 | 32 | |
1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
2. Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3. Heart Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | .. | 7 | 4 | 13 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 15 | 17 | 32 | |
Order 3.—Respiratory Organs. | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 38 | 67 | |
1. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Bronchitis | 8 | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 15 | .. | 7 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | 12 | 22 | 34 | |
3. Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
4. Pneumonia | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 5 | 8 | .. | 6 | 2 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 20 | |
5. Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6. Lung Disease, &c. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 8 | i | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 6 | 15 |