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. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |