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 III.-
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Males. | Females. | Total. | 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. | ||
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St. George, | Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | |||||||||||
Laryngitis | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Bronchitis | 119 | 130 | 249 | 51 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 70 | io | 54 | 139 | 56 |
Pleurisy | 5 | 3 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | .. |
Pneumonia | 31 | 26 | 57 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1.5 | 7 | .. | 8 | 34 | 15 |
Asthma | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Luna Disease, &c | 5 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Order 4.—digestive organs. | |||||||||||||
Gastritis | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Enteritis | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Peritonitis | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. |
Ascites | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Ulceration of Intestines | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Hernia | |||||||||||||
Ileus | |||||||||||||
Intussusception | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Stricture of Intestines | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. |
Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Stomach Disease.&c | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | ||
Pancreas Disease.&c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Hepatitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Liver Disease,&c | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | .. | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Spleen Disease, &c. | |||||||||||||
M- | |||||||||||||
Nephritis | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Ischuria | |||||||||||||
Bright's Disease (Nephria) | 5 | 5 | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Diabetes | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Calculus (Stone) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cystitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Kidney Disease, &c. | 1 | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Ovarian Dropsy | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Uterus Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Synovitis (Arthritis) | |||||||||||||
Joint Disease, & c | |||||||||||||
Phlegmon | |||||||||||||
Ulcer | |||||||||||||
Skin Disease, &c | 519 | ||||||||||||
259 | 260 | 99 | 72 | 18 | 41 | 136 | 139 | 14 | 117 | 278 | 124 | ||
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||||
Premature Birth | 9 | 12 | 21 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 13 | 2 |
Cyanosis | |||||||||||||
Spina Bifida | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Other Malformations | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Teething | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Order 2.—diseases of adults. | |||||||||||||
Paramenia | |||||||||||||
Childbirth (see Puerperal fever) | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Old Age | 20 | 32 | 52 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 12 |
Atrophy and Debility | 43 | 32 | 75 | 47 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 19 | |
79 | 85 | 164 | 74 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 27 | 54 | 72 | 38 | |
V. VIOLENT DEATHS, &c. Order 1.—accident or negligence. | |||||||||||||
Fractures and Contusions | 1 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 |
Wounds | |||||||||||||
Burns and Scalds | |||||||||||||
Poison | |||||||||||||
Drowning | 13 | 7 | 20 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 12 | 6 |
Suffocation | |||||||||||||
Otherwise | |||||||||||||
Murder and Manslaughter | |||||||||||||
Wounds : Gunshot, Cut, stab .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Poison | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Drowning | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Hanging | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
Otherwise | 1 | ||||||||||||
Order 5.—execution. | |||||||||||||
Hanging | |||||||||||||
Violent deaths (not classed) | |||||||||||||
Sudden deaths (cause unascertained) | |||||||||||||
20 | 13 | 33 | 19 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 9 | |
Causer not specified or ill defined | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | •• 1 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | |
Total | 559 | 529 | 1088 | 279 | 193 | 54 | 109 | 215 | 196 | 42 | 252 | 565 | 271 |