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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) 1874

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]

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Table: TABLE IV—Diseases in Orders—(Continued).

TABLE IV—Diseases in Orders—(Continued).

Class.Causes of Death.At all Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under5 and under 20.20 and under 40.40 and under 60.60 and under 80.80 and upwards.Sub-Districts.
Males.Females.Total.St. George, Bloomsbury.St. Giles South.St. Giles North.
Order 4.
1 Gastritis1...1...............1......1...
2 Enteritis336.........1...21132
3 Peritonitis213.........1...2......21
4 Ascites236.........212......41
5 Ulcer. Intest...11............1.........1...
6 Hernia...11..................1......1
7 Ileus.......................................
8 Intussusception1...1...........................1
9 Strict. Intest224.........112...211
10 Fistula...11.........1............1...
11 Stomach Disease, &c.4...4............22...31...
12 Pancreas Disease.......................................
13 Hepatitis224.........111...2...2
14 Jaundice.......................................
15 Liver Dis., &c.3811............83...542
16 Spleen Disease, &c........................................
Order 5.
1 Nephritis112...1.........1......2...
2 Ischuria1...1...............1...1......
3 Nephria8513...1...543...283
4 Diabetes112.........2.........11...
5 Stone.......................................
6 Cystitis2...2...............1111...
7 Kidney Disease, &c. Order 6.112............11......11
1 Ovarian Dropsy...22...............2......11
2 Uterine Disease, &c........................................
Order 7.
1 Arthritis1...1......1............1......
2 Bone Disease, &c........................................
Order 8.
1 Phlegmon1232.........1.........21
2 Ulcer.... . ..................................
3 Skin Disease, &c........................................
IV.Order 1.
1 Premature Birth12142626..................31013
2 Cyanosis.......................................
3 Spina Bifida2355.....................5...
4 Other Malformations1...11..................1......
5 Teething34725...............241
Order 2.
1 Paramenia.......................................
2 Childbirth (see Metria)...99.........9.........135
Order 3.
1 Old Age101424...............7177143
Order 4.
1 Atrophy and Debility34336753531131242221
V.Order 1.
(Accident or Negligence) :—
1 Fractures, &c.538......1142...161
2-3 Wounds.......................................
4 Burns, &c....11...............1......1...
5 Poison.......................................
6 Drowning.......................................
7 Suffocation851313..................49...
8 Otherwise................... . ...................
Order 3.
Homicide...111........................1
Order 4. (Suicide):—
1 Wounds—Gunshot.......................................
2 „ Cut, Stab...11...............1......1...
3 Poison112.........2.........11...
4 Drowning.......................................
5 Hanging213............3......3......
6 Otherwise1...1..................1......1
Causes not specified2241.........3.........4...