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St Giles (Camden) 1875

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

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Table: TABLE No. 14.—Displaying the Mortality from Important Diseasesin 1875, as arranged in their order op fatality.

TABLE No. 14.—Displaying the Mortality from Important Diseases

in 1875, as arranged in their order op fatality.

Name of Disease.Sub-Districts.Total.
St. George, Blooms-bury.St. Giles South.St. Giles North.
Bronchitis671.3261260
Phthisis196333115
Atrophy25321774
Pneumonia13371969
Diarrhoea15281053
Whooping Cough9192149
Scarlet Fever12211548
Heart Disease12221145
Hydrocephalus1481032
Premature Birth7151032
Old Age148931
Apoplexy621330
Convulsions5131129
Brain Disease812828
Tabes Mesenterica681125
Paralysis713424

Table: TABLE No. 15.SHOWING THE MORTALITY FROM CERTAIN CLASSES OF DISEASES, AND PROPORTIONS TO POPULATION, AND TO 1,000 DEATHS, 1875, VIZ.:-(Deaths in General Hospitals included.)

TABLE No. 15.

SHOWING THE MORTALITY FROM CERTAIN CLASSES OF DISEASES, AND PROPORTIONS TO POPULATION, AND TO 1,000 DEATHS, 1875, VIZ.:-

(Deaths in General Hospitals included.)

Total Deaths.Deaths per 1,000 of Population.Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths
1. Seven Principal Zymotic diseases.1753.27138.55
2. Pulmonary (other than Phthisis).3546.62280.28
3. Tubercular1442.69150.43
4. Wasting Diseases of Infants991.8578.22
5. Convulsive Diseases of Infants751.4054.56
1. Includes Small-pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Fever, and Diarrhœa.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.
4. Includes Marasmus, Atrophv, Debility, Want of Breast milk, and Premature Birth.
5. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions, and Teething.

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The Death-rate from Zymotic Diseases.
The total number of deaths from Zymotic Diseases in the year
1875 was 206, of which 9 belonged to the Enthetic, 7 to the Dietic,
and 2 to the Parasitic orders, leaving only 188 against the Mias-
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