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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) 1868
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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TABLE III.—Causes of Death in the St Giles District in 1868, with the Ages at Death.
| Class. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 2 years. | 2 and under 5. | ft 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. | Females. | Total. | ||||||||||||||
| All causes | 674 | 698 | 1372 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Specified causes | 672 | 691 | 1363 | 490 | 130 | 53 | 50 | 36 | 87 | 105 | 116 | 119 | 87 | 68 | 5 | |
| (Classes.) | ||||||||||||||||
| I. | Zymotic Diseases | 162 | 135 | 297 | 162 | 65 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| II | Constitutional „ | 153 | 164 | 317 | 58 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 49 | 58 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 3 | ... |
| III. | Local „ | 262 | 295 | 557 | 157 | 46 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 27 | 38 | 64 | 86 | 58 | 31 | ... |
| IV. | Developmental „ | 80 | 84 | 164 | 99 | 7 | ... | l | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 5 |
| v. | Violent Deaths | 15 | 13 | 28 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| (Orders.) | ||||||||||||||||
| I. | 1 Miasmatic Diseases | 147 | 126 | 273 | 148 | 62 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| 2 Enthetic „ | 8 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Dietic „ | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Parasitic „ | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| II. | 1 Diathetic „ | 13 | 23 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ... |
| 2 Tubercular „ | 152 | 129 | 281 | 58 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 45 | 53 | 32 | 19 | 6 | ... | ... | |
| III. | 1 Diseases of Nervous System | 70 | 57 | 127 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 10 | ... |
| 2 „ of Organs of Circulation | 24 | 38 | 62 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 3 | ... | |
| 3 „ of Respiratory Organs | 139 | 167 | 306 | 110 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 50 | 28 | 15 | ... | |
| 4 „ of Digestive Organs | 14 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | |
| 5 „ of Urinary Organs | 13 | 9 | 22 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ... | |
| 6 „ of Organs of Generation | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7 „ of Organs of Locomotion | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 8 „ of Integumentary System | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| IV | 1 Dev. Diseases of Children | 22 | 19 | 41 | 38 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 „ of Adults | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 „ of Old People | 16 | 25 | 41 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 31 | 5 | |
| 4 Diseases of Nutrition | 42 | 35 | 77 | 61 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | |
| V. | 1 Accident or Negligence | 13 | 12 | 25 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| 3 Homicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Suicide | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Violent Deaths not classed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Sudden Deaths, cause unascertained | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Causes not specified or ill-defined | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |