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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
St Giles (Camden) 1858
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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| Class. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 2 years. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under l0. | 10 and under 20. | 20 and under 30. | 30 and under 40. | 40 and under 50. | 50 and under 60. | 60 and under 70. | 70 and under 80. | 80 and under 90. | 90 and upwards. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | 1402 | 450 | 153 | 60 | 57 | 104 | 83 | 113 | 124 | 126 | 78 | 48 | 6 | |
| Specified causes | 1386 | 442 | 152 | 59 | 57 | 103 | 83 | 113 | 122 | 123 | 78 | 48 | 6 | |
| (Classes.) | ||||||||||||||
| I. | Zymotic Diseases | 284 | 112 | 81 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... |
| II. | Constitutional „ | 317 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 48 | 54 | 41 | 16 | 2 | ... | ... |
| III. | Local „ | 578 | 175 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 30 | 25 | 46 | 70 | 89 | 63 | 17 | ... |
| IV. | Developmental „ | 158 | 93 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 6 |
| v. | Violent Deaths | 49 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... |
| (Orders.) | ||||||||||||||
| I. | 1. Miasmatic Diseases | 263 | 102 | 79 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... |
| 2. Enthetic „ | 8 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3. Dietic „ | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4. Parasitic „ | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| II. | 1. Diathetic „ | 39 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... |
| 2. Tubercular „ | 278 | 46 | 24 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | |
| III. | 1. Diseases of Nervous System | 149 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 6 | ... |
| 2. „ of Organs of Circulation | 59 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | ... | |
| 3. „ of Respiratory Organs | 292 | 110 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 37 | 42 | 7 | ... | |
| 4. „ of Digestive Organs | 58 | 4 | ... | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | ... | |
| 5. „ of Urinary Organs | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 6. „ of Organs of Generation | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7. „ of Organs of Locomotion | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 8. „ of Integumentary System | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| IV. | 1. Dev. Diseases of Children | 40 | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ of Adults | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| „ of Old People | 55 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 6 | |
| 4. Diseases of Nutrition | 57 | 53 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| V. | 1. Accident or Negligence | 45 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| 3. Homicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4. Suicide | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5. Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Violent Deaths not classed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Sudden Deaths, cause unascertained | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Causes not specified | 13 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |