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 St. Giles District]
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TABLE No. III. Showing the Registered Mortality in each Quarter and in each Sub-District, 1874.
Class. | causes of death. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | ||||||||
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St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | St. George, Bloonrsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles 1 South. | 8t. Giles Nonh. | ||
1 | Order 1. | ||||||||||||
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | ... | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |
Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Fever | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | l | |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | |
Metria | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 15 | l | 2 | 2 | |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other Miasmatic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||
Syphilis | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||
Want of Breast Milk | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Delirium Tremens | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||
Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | Order 1. | ||||||||||||
Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Cancer | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||
Scrofula | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Tabes | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Phthisis | 10 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 11 | |
Hydrocephalus | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
8 | Order 1. | ||||||||||||
Cephalitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Apoplexy | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
Paralysis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 8 | |
Epilepsy | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Convulsions | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | |
Other Brain Diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Order 2. | |||||||||||||
Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Aneurism | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Other Heart Disease | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
Bronchitis | 17 | 51 | 28 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 63 | 20 | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Pneumonia | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | .. | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | |
Asthma | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other Lung Diseases | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteritis | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Peritonitis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Ascitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Ulcer Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Intussusception | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Stricture Intestines | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Stomach Disease | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Liver Disease | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | |
Order 5. | |||||||||||||
Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Nephria | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | |
Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cystisis | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 0. | |||||||||||||
Ovarian Disease | .. | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 7. | |||||||||||||
Synovitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 6. | |||||||||||||
Phlegmon | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Skin Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | Order 1. | ||||||||||||
Premature Birth | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | I | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | 6 | |
Spina Bifida | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Teething | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Order 2 | |||||||||||||
Childbirth | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||
Old Age | l | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||
Atrophy and Debility | 9 | 6 | 4 | .. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | |
5 | Order 1. | ||||||||||||
Fractures, &c | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Suffocation | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||
Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||
Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Hanging | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Causes not specified | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |