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. S howing the R egistered M ortality in each Q uarter and in each Sub-District, 1875.
| Class. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, Bluomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | ||
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |
| Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| Fever | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | |
| Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | |
| Other Miasmatic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Syphilis | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Delirium Tremens | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Dropsy | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| Cancer | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | |
| Mortification | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scrofula | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Tabes | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Phthisis | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 5 | |
| Hydrocephalus | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 | |
| Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Apoplexy | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| Paralysis | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | |
| Epilepsy | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Other Brain Diseases | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | |
| Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Heart Disease | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| Laryngitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | 33 | 58 | 27 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 20 | |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |
| Asthma | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Other Lung Diseases | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Enteritis | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Ulcer. Intestines | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Hernia | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Stricture Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Stomach Disease | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Liver Disease | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | |
| Nephritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Nephria | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Cystisis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Kidney Disease | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Ovarian Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Synovitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Skin Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Premature Birth | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Spina Bifida | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Teething | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | |
| Other Malformations | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Childbirth | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| Old Age | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Atrophy and Debility | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | |
| Fractures, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Suffocation | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Homicide | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Poison | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Otherwise | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Causes not specified | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | |
| Uterus disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Total | 96 | 157 | 98 | 64 | 121 | 74 | 78 | 124 | 80 | 74 | 144 | 89 | |