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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) 1876

[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 under 5.5 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 Gastritis...11............1............1
2 Enteritis82103......1321244
3 Peritonitis314......112.........13
4 Ascites1...1............1.........1...
5 Ulcer. Intest2...2............11......11
6 Hernia112...............2......2...
7 Ileus.......................................
8 Intussusception...111..................1......
9 Strict. Intest........................................
10 Fistula.......................................
11 Stomach Disease, &c.134......1111...112
12 Pancreas Disease.......................................
13 Hepatitis.......................................
14 Jaundice.......................................
15 Liver Dis., &c.71219.........487...667
16 Spleen Disease, &c........................................
Order 5.
1 Nephritis4...4...1......21...112
2 Ischuria.......................................
3 Nephria134.........1...3...121
4 Diabetes213............12...111
5 Stone.......................................
6 Cystitis...11...............1......1...
7 Kidney Disease, &c.527...1...213...511
Order 6.
1 Ovarian Dropsy.......................................
2 Uterine Disease, &c....44............4......112
Order 7.
1 Arthritis123......21............12
2 Bone Disease, &c........................................
Order 8.
1 Phlegmon.......................................
2 Ulcer.......................................
3 Skin Disease, &c........................................
IV.Order 1.
1 Premature Birth22103232..................71510
2 Cyanosis.......................................
3 Spina Bifida...222........................2
4 Other Malformations...111.....................1...
5 Teething781587...............429
Order 2.
1 Paramenia.......................................
2 Childbirth (see Metria)...1010......28.........172
Order 3.
1 Old Age112031............120101489
Order 4.
1 Atrophy and Debility4430745863...16...253217
V.Order 1.
(Accident or Negligence):—
1 Fractures, &c.325......1...3...1131
2-3 Wounds.......................................
4 Burns, &c........................................
5 Poison1...1.........1...............1
6 Drowning.......................................
7 Suffocation461010..................253
8 Otherwise.......................................
Order 3.
Homicide......222...............2......
Order 4. (Suicide):—
1 Wounds—Gunshot.......................................
2 „ Cut, Stab.......................................
3 Poison.......................................
4 Drowning.......................................
5 Hanging.......................................
6 Otherwise415...1...211...311
Causes not specified84121...15131255
Total62057911993182077612519824431312546341