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St George (Westminster) 1874

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]

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Table III. (c)—DEATHS registered in the Parish of St. George,
Ages at Death. Sub-Districts & Population. Soxes.
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Class I. Zymotic Diseases. ....
Order 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. 39 15 3 12 5 4 .. 15 6 54 .. 2 1 .. 38 40 78
1. Small-pox
2. Measles i .. i
? Hcarlct Fever (Scarlatina) . 162 1 8 3 6 9
4. Diphtheria 1 1 .. 1
5. Quinsy
6. Croup 3 3 2 1 3
7. Whooping Cough
8. Typhus
Enteric (Typhoid) Fever ... 1.. 1 .. 1 .. x ,. 2 1 3
Simple Continued Fever 1 .. 1 .. 1.. 2.. 2
0. Erysipelas 3 ' 3-- 2 3 2 5
10. Puerperal Fever (Metria) 6 2 1 3 6 6
11. Pyaemia 1 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 2
12. Carbuncle
13. Influenza
14. Dysentery
15. Diarrhoea 34 3 1 .. .. x .. 7 3 27 •. 2 .. .. 21 18 39
10. Simple Cholera 1 1 2
17. Ague
18. Kcmittent Fever '
10. Rheumatism 41.... 113 145
Order 2.—Enthetic . . . 1 1 1 .. 1
1. Syphilis 1 .. 1
2. Stricture of the Urethra
Order 3.—Dietetic. .. 1 2 2 1 .. .. 3.. 3
1. Privation . .
2. Want of Breast Milk . . . 1 .. .. 1 .. 1
3. Purpura and Scurvy
■ .. v 1: faDel- Tremens
4. Alcoholism j b intemperance 2 2 2.. 2
Order 4.—Parasitic. .. 2 2 1 1 2
1. Thrush 2 1 1 2
2. Worms, Class II. Constitutional Diseases
Order 1.—Diathetic 2 69.. 6 2 9 6 11 17
1. Gout I.... 1.. 1
2. Dropsy 1 .. 4 2 3 5
3. Cancer 254.. 425 3811
4. Cancrum Oris (Noma)
5. Mortification
Order 2.—Tubercular ... 18 8 4 15 15 6 .. 12 3 42 1 2 1 .. 34 27 61
1. Scrofula 1 .. x .. 1 .. 4 2 3 5
2. Tabes Mesenterica .... 421 1 .. 6 4 3 7
3. Phthisis 3 2 3 14 15 5 .. 8 3 27 1 2 1 .. 24 18 42
4. Hydrocephalus 52 2.. 5 4 3 7
Class ill. Local Diseases.
Order 1.— Nervous System. . 6.. 2 3 6 14 2 7 4 20 1 .. .. 1 16 17 33
1. Cephalitis 1 .. 1
2. Apoplexy 251 33 2 5 3 8
3. Paralysis 11 181 1 .. 10 1 5712
4. Insanity
5. Chorea
6. Epilepsy 11.., 1 1 1 2
7. Convulsions 5.-.. 1 2.. 4 3 3 6
8. Brain Diseate, Ac 1..111.... 1 .. 1 1 3 4
Order 2.—Organs of Circulation 2 8 9 2 4 4 11 .. 2 .. .. 9 12 21
1. Pericarditis
2. Aneurism
3. Heart Disease, Ac 2892 44/1.. 2 ,. .. 9 12 21
Order 3. — Respiratory Organs. 7 6 1 1 5 8.. 7 1 17 1 .. 2 .. 15 13 28
1. Laryngitis 1 x .. 1
2. Bronchitis .. ....4.... 134.. 4161 5 7 12
3. Pleurisy 1 .. 1 .. 1
4. Pneumonia 1 x x .. 2 s .. •?.. ■; 448
5. Asthma
6. Lung Disease, BlRTHSregistered during 13 weeks.—Hanover Square, M. 85,F. 88; May Fair,M. 28,F. 28;
Belgrave, M. 200, F. 198. Total, 522.