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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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| 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. | ||||||||||
| Brought forward | 27 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 53 | 4 | 36 | 175 | 41 | 95 | 39 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 40 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 80 | ... | 76 | 214 | 26 | 140 | 48 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ... | 19 | 40 | 6 | 24 | 10 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Lung Diseases | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | ... | 5 | 3 |
| Gastritis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Peritonitis | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Hernia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Intussusception | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Stricture of Intestines | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Stomach Disease | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 5 | 1 |
| Liver Disease | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | ... | 1 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| Nephritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bright's Disease | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kidney Disease | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Uterus, Diseases of | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Total | 79 | 63 | 22 | 52 | 127 | 163 | 13 | 142 | 519 | 93 | 307 | 119 |
| IV. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | ||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 28 | 5 | 16 | 7 |
| Spina Bifida | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Teething | 9 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39 | 22 | ... | 61 | 16 | 35 | 10 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 59 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 67 | 72 | 16 | 30 | 26 |
| Total | 97 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 22 | 109 | 185 | 45 | 92 | 48 |
| V. VIOLENT DEATHS. | ||||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Burns and Scalds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Suffocation | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Murder and Manslaughter | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Wounds: Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ... | 18 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| Causes not specified or ill-defined | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 48 | 19 | 19 | 10 |
| Grand Total | 260 | 187 | 62 | 159 | 219 | 244 | 39 | 447 | 1,170 | 240 | 644 | 286 |