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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hanover Square 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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| CAUSE OF DEATH. | MAYFAIR. | BELGRAVIA. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1.5. | 5.20. | 20.60. | 60 and over. | All Ages. | Under 1. | 1.5. | 5.20. | 20.60. | 60 and over. | ||
| Constitutional. | Rheumatic Diseases | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Gout | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Cancer | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 13 | |
| Phthisis and Scrofula | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 126 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 88 | 7 | |
| Diabetes | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | |
| Develop .mental | Premature Birth, &c, | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Accidents of Child.birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
| Old Age | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | |
| Local. | Diseases of Brain, &c. | 22 | 4 | 1 | ... | 10 | 7 | 78 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 36 |
| ,, Heart, &c. | 36 | ... | ... | 3 | 17 | 16 | 96 | ... | ... | 4 | 47 | 45 | |
| ,, Lungs, &c. | 71 | 8 | 6 | ... | 27 | 30 | 249 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 83 | 110 | |
| „ Stomach, Liver, &c. | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 12 | |
| „ Kidneys, &c. | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 9 | |
| ,, other Organs | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Violent. | Fractures, Contusions | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 |
| Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Cut, Stab | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | |
| Scald, Burn | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Drowning | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | l | ||
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | .. | |
| Suffocation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Other Forms of Violence | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Doubt .ful. | Causes Ill.defined | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Causes not defined | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Sub.district not stated, 36. N.B.—The deaths of Non.Parishioners occurring in the Public Institutions in the Parish are
excluded ; those of Parishioners in the other Public Institutions in London and in the Extra.Metropolitan Asylums are included.