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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) 1862
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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TABLE III - Causes of Deaths in St. Giles's in 1862, with the Ages at Death.
| Class. | Causes op Death. | At all Ages. | Under 2 years. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 20. | 20 and under 25. | 25 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 55. | 55 and under 65. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and under 85. | 85 and upwards. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Femls. | Total. | ||||||||||||||
| All causes | 814 | 749 | 1563 | 476 | 191 | 55 | 44 | 43 | 108 | 145 | 150 | 141 | 126 | 72 | 12 | |
| Specified causes | 803 | 736 | 1539 | 467 | 191 | 54 | 44 | 42 | 106 | 144 | 146 | 136 | 125 | 72 | 12 | |
| I. | (Classes.) Zymotic Diseases | 188 | 169 | 357 | 125 | 104 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| II | Constitutional ,, | 171 | 171 | 342 | 56 | 29 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 64 | 57 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 3 | ... |
| III. | Local ,, | 347 | 282 | 629 | 160 | 47 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 86 | 93 | 99 | 35 | 3 |
| IV | Developmental,, | 78 | 99 | 177 | 109 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 9 |
| V. | Violent Deaths | 19 | 15 | 34 | 17 | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| I. | (Orders.) I Miasmatic Diseases | 168 | 159 | 327 | 105 | 104 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| 2 Enthetic „ | 10 | 5 | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 3 Dietic „ | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Parasitic „ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| II. | 1 Diathetic ,, | 18 | 27 | 45 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | ... |
| 2. Tubercula ,, | 153 | 144 | 297 | 55 | 27 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 63 | 51 | 30 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| III. | 1 Diseases of Nervous System | 76 | 70 | 146 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 „ of Organs of Circulation | 36 | 31 | 67 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 9 | ... | |
| 3 „ of Respiratory Organs | 208 | 138 | 346 | 108 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 54 | 66 | 14 | 2 | |
| 4 „ of Digestive Organs | 18 | 30 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ... | |
| 5 „ of Urinary Organs | 8 | 7 | 15 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | |
| 6 ,, of Organs of Generation | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7 „ of Organs of Locomotion | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 8 „ of Integumen- tary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| IV | 1 Dev. Diseases of Children | 29 | 33 | 62 | 60 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| „ of Adults | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| „ of Old People | 18 | 36 | 54 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 9 | |
| 4 Diseases of Nutrition | 31 | 24 | 55 | 49 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| V. | 1 Accident or Negligence | 17 | 14 | 31 | 16 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| 3. Homicide | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Suicide | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5. Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Violent Deaths not classed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Sudden Deaths, cause unascertained | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Causes not specified or ill- definde | 11 | 13 | 24 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | |