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, 1876.
| Class. | causes of death. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, Blooil-sbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | S*. George. Bloomsbury. | St Giles South | St. Giles North. | St. George, Boomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | ||
| 1 | Order I | ||||||||||||
| Small pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
| Measles | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Croup | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| Fever | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 14 | 20 | 10 | .. | 3 | 5 | |
| Rheumatism | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Miasmatic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Order 2. | |||||||||||||
| Syphillis | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Order 3. | |||||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Order 4. | |||||||||||||
| Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 2 | Order 1. | ||||||||||||
| Gout | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Dropsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Cancer | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | |
| Mortification | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Order 2. | |||||||||||||
| Serofula | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Tabes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Phthisis | 6 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 6 | |
| Hydrocephalus | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .. | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| 3 | Order 1. | ||||||||||||
| Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Apoplexy | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | |
| Palalysis | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Convulsions | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Other Brain Diseases | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | |
| Order 2. | |||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Heart Disease | 5 | 7 | .. | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| Order 3. | |||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | 23 | 45 | 24 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 14 | |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .. | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | |
| Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Lung Diseases | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Order 4. | |||||||||||||
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
| Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Ulcer. Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Heus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Stricture Intestines | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Stomach Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Liver Disease | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Order 5. | |||||||||||||
| Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Nephria | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Stone | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Kidney Disease | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Order 6. | |||||||||||||
| Ovarian Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Order 7. | |||||||||||||
| Synovitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Order 8. | |||||||||||||
| Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Skin Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 4 | Order 1. | ||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Teething | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Order 2. | |||||||||||||
| Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Order 3. | |||||||||||||
| Old Age | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| Order 4. | |||||||||||||
| Atrophy and Debility | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | |
| 5 | Order 1. | ||||||||||||
| Fractures, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Suffocation | 2 | 4 | 3 | i | i | i | •• | 1 | |||||
| Order 3. | |||||||||||||
| Homicide | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Order 4. | |||||||||||||
| Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Hanging | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Causes not specified | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
| Uterus disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Total | 89 | 138 | 93 | 64 | 120 | 61 | 81 | 134 | 65 | 66 | 121 | 70 | |