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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |