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St Giles (Camden) 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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TABLE III.
Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1882.
| 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, Blooms bury. | St. Giles, South. | St. Giles, North. | ||||||||||
| (classes.) | ||||||||||||
| I. ZYMOTIC | 49 | 92 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 141 | 174 | 45 | 82 | 47 |
| II. CONSTITUTIONAL | 13 | 17 | 9 | 48 | 58 | 17 | 1 | 30 | 163 | 30 | 82 | 51 |
| III. LOCAL | 69 | 67 | 16 | 31 | 113 | 157 | 11 | 136 | 464 | 115 | 251 | 98 |
| IV. DEVELOPMENTAL | 80 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 23 | 87 | 150 | 36 | 76 | 38 |
| V. VIOLENT DEATHS | 14 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |||
| Not specified | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 10 | 17 | 8 | |
| Total | 231 | 187 | 42 | 98 | 188 | 227 | 37 | 418 | 1,010 | 245 | 516 | 249 |
| I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES. Order 1—miasmatic. | ||||||||||||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Chicken Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Measles | 5 | 33 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 40 | 7 | 19 | 14 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Croup | 4 | 15 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| Whooping-Cough | 11 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhoid (Enteric) | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Simple Continued Fever | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... |
| Metria (Puerperal Fever) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | 18 | 14 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 32 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Order 2.—enthetic. | ||||||||||||
| Syphilis | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Glanders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Order 3.—dietic. | ||||||||||||
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Order 4.—parasitic. | ||||||||||||
| Thrush | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 49 | 92 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 141 | 174 | 45 | 82 | 47 |
| II. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. Order 1.—diathetic. | ||||||||||||
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Dropsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Cancer Order 2.—tubercular. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 5 | 1 | ... | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Scrofula | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Phthisis | ... | 3 | 7 | 45 | 43 | 11 | ... | 3 | 109 | 20 | 61 | 28 |
| Hydrocephalus | 4 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 13 | 17 | 9 | 48 | 58 | 17 | 1 | 30 | 163 | 30 | 82 | 51 |
| III. LOCAL DISEASES. Order 1.—nervous system. | ||||||||||||
| Apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 10 | ... | ... | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 15 | 1 | ... | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Insanity | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Convulsions | 19 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 25 | 4 | ... | 9 |
| Brain Diseases | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 |
| Order 2.—organs of circulation. | ||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Heart Disease | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 19 | 18 | 13 |
| Carried forward | 21 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 57 | 3 | 32 | 147 | 44 | 67 | 36 |