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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) 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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TABLE III.—
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | 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. | Total under 5. | Grand Total. | Sub-Districts. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George. Bloomsbury, | St. Giles, South. .. | St. Giles, North. | ||||||||||
| III. LOCAL DISEASES. Order 1.—nervous system. | ||||||||||||
| Apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | ... | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Cephaliti | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 10 | 1 | ... | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Insanity | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | i | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Convulsions | 25 | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 39 | 8 | 17 | 14 |
| Brain Diseases | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | 8 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... |
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Heart Disease | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 14 | 17 | ... | ... | 44 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 48 | 37 | ... | 9 | 41 | 66 | '7 | 85 | 210 | 52 | 95 | 63 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 14 | ... | 6 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 65 | ... | 45 | 12 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Lung Disease | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Gastritis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Peritonitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 5 | 1 |
| Intussusception | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Stricture of Intestines | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Liver Disease | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | 5 | ... | ... | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Order 5. URINARY ORGANS. | ||||||||||||
| Bright s Diseas | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Cystitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Kidney Disease | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| order 6.—organs of generation. | ||||||||||||
| Uterus Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 90 | 71 | 15 | 45 | 19.0 | 135 | 19 | ifii | 4qq | 194 | 933 | 131 |
| IV. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | ||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
| Spina Bifida | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Teething | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | 3 | *7 | 3 |
| Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | 26 | ... | 62 | 19 | 35 | 8 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Atrophy and Debility | 46 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 55 | 57 | 10 | 30 | 17 |
| Total. | 72 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 26 | 87 | 156 | 35 | 87 | 34 | |
| V. VIOLENT DEATHS. Order 1.—accident ok negli- g f-nce. | ||||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Burns and Scalds | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Suffocation | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Murder and Manslaughter Orde) 4.—suicide. | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Wounds, Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 2 | ... | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 |
| Causes not specified or ill-defined | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... | 16 | 32 | 11 | 16 | 5 |
| Grand Total | 260 | 230 | 56 | 129 | 197 | 202 | 40 | 490 | 1,114 | 289 | 532 | 293 |