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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(A) TABLE OF DEATHS during the year 1895, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of St. George , Hanover Square, classified according to
Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
Localities. | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of children under five. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all ages. | Under 1. | 1—5. | 5—15. | 15—25. | 25—65. | 65 & upwards. | 1 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 17 | 18 | ID | 20 21 | 22 | |||||||||
Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||
Typhus. | Enteric (or Typhoid). | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mayfair | 167 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 58 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 10 | ... | 1 | 7 | 25 | ||
5 upwds | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 51 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 142 | |||||||||
Belgravia | 695 | 157 | 79 | 12 | 17 | 236 | 194 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 22 | 19 | ... | ... | 9 | 72 | 5 | 7 | 86 | 236 |
5 upwds | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 65 | 149 | 82 | 9 | 140 | 459 | ||||||||
St. George's Infirmary (Fulham Road) | 121 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 54 | 60 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 |
5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 17 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 115 | ||||||||
Union Workhouse | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
St. George's Hospital | 69 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 6 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
5 upwds | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 53 | ||||||||
Belgrave Children's Hospital | 9 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 9 |
5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
Other places in the Parish | 7 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | |
5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
Net Total | 1072 | 193 | 105 | 20 | 34 | 402 | 318 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 24 | 23 | ... | ... | 18 | 90 | 5 | 12 | 103 | 998 |
5 upwds | 1 | 1 | 6 | l | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | 107 | 252 | 106 | 27 | 258 | 774 | |||||||||
The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of Mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parishioners dying outside parish | 113 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 15 | Under 5 | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 25 | |
5 upwds | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 88 | ||||||||
Non-Parishioners dying in parish. | 603 | 29 | 37 | 21 | 42 | 327 | 144 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 8 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 66 |
5 upwds | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 86 | 109 | 48 | 44 | 237 | 537 |