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 IV.—Causes of Death Registered in the St. Giles District in 1876,
with the Ages at Death.
Class. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 20. | 20 and under 40. | 40 and under GO. | 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | Sub-Districts. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males. | Females. | Total. | St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | |||||||||
All causes | 568 | 534 | 1102 | 299 | 192 | 49 | 132 | 205 | 193 | 32 | 300 | 513 | 289 | |
Specified causes | 560 | 532 | 1092 | 297 | 192 | 49 | 132 | 200 | 191 | 31 | 297 | 507 | 288 | |
(Classes.) | ||||||||||||||
I. | Zymotic Diseases | 92 | 92 | 184 | 64 | 79 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 67 | 61 |
II. | Constitutional „ | 102 | 101 | 203 | 18 | 32 | 17 | 60 | 52 | 23 | 1 | 54 | 108 | 41 |
III. | Local ,, | 277 | 243 | 520 | 102 | 66 | 14 | 49 | 136 | 141 | 12 | 132 | 254 | 134 |
IV. | Developmental „ | 73 | 81 | 154 | 97 | 14 | ... | 7 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 46 | 66 | 42 |
V. | Violent Deaths | 24 | 17 | 41 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 11 |
(Orders.) | ||||||||||||||
I. | 1 Miasmatic Diseases | 86 | 89 | 175 | 57 | 79 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 62 | 58 |
2 Enthetic „ | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
3 Dietic „ | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
4 Parasitic „ | ... | ... | ... | •• | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
II. | 1 Diathetic ,, | 10 | 15 | 25 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
2 Tubercular ,, | 92 | 86 | 178 | 18 | 32 | 16 | 59 | 44 | 9 | 44 | 97 | 37 | ||
III. | 1 Diseases of Nervous System | 53 | 48 | 101 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 25 | 49 | 27 |
2 „ of Organs of Circulation | 34 | 23 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 14 | |
3 „ of Respiratory Organs | 145 | 145 | 290 | 68 | 51 | 5 | 17 | 63 | 80 | 6 | 67 | 152 | 71 | |
4 „ of Digestive Organs | 22 | 14 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | ||
5 „ of Urinary Organs | 23 | 10 | 33 | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 11 | |
6 „ of Organs of Generation | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | |
7 „ of Organs of Locomotion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
8 „ of Integumentary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
IV. | 1 Dev. Diseases of Children | 24 | 19 | 43 | 37 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 18 | 16 |
2 „ of Adults | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
3 „ of Old People | 12 | 22 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 8 | |
4 Diseases of Nutrition | 37 | 34 | 71 | 60 | 8 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | •• | 24 | 30. | 17 | |
V. | 1 Accident or Negligence | 10 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 7 | 9 |
3 Homicide | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | |||||
4 Suicide | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
5 Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
Violent Deaths, not classed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
Sudden Deaths, causes unascertained | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | |||
Causes not specified or ill-defined | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |