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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) 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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Sixty-nine of the deaths were from natural causes, 23
from accidents, 4 from suicidal and 3 from wilful causes.
The following table shows the causes of death.
| Causes of Death. | St. George, Bloomsbury. | St. Giles South. | St. Giles North. | Whole District. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from natural causes. | Diseases of the brain, apoplexy, and convulsions | 2 | 12 | 6 | 20 | ||
| Diseases of the heart | 5 | 12 | 6 | 23 | |||
| Diseases of the respiratory organs | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | |||
| Diseases of the alimentary canal | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | |||
| Debility, &c | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Premature birth | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Deaths from accidental causes. | Fractures from falls, &c. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Fracture from having been run over by a van | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |||
| Burns and scalds | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |||
| Suffocation, overlaid in bed with parents | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | |||
| Suffocation, spasm of glottis | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |||
| Deaths from suicidal causes. | Hanging | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Poison—Prussic acid | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |||
| Deaths from wilful causes. | Manslaughter and neglect | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Total ... | 19 | 48 | 32 | 99 | |||
The British Lying-in Hospital, Endell Street.
During the year there were 168 poor women delivered in
the hospital, and 170 children were born there, including 2
sets of twins, 94 were males or 55.2 per cent., and 76 were
females or 44.7 per cent. There were 8 still-horn children
or 4-7 per cent., of whom 3 were males and 5 females.
Previous to their confinement, 20 of the mothers resided
in St. Giles, 11 in St. George, Bloomsbury, the rest in
various parts of the metropolis, and the suburbs.