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. | AGES. | Total under Five Years of Age. | Grand Total all Ages. | SUB-DISTRICTS. | |||||||
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0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 60. | 60 and upwards. | St. George Bloomsbury. | St. Giles, South. | St. Giles, North. | |||
Brought forward | 14 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 37 | 17 | 87 | 30 | 36 | 21 |
2. DISEASES OF ORGANS OF SPECIALSENSE. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense, e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
3. diseases of circulatory system. | |||||||||||
Pericarditis | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | -_ | 1 | 1 |
Acute Endocarditis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | -_ |
Valvular Diseases of Heart | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | — | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
Other Diseases of Heart | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 22 | — | 39 | 12 | 19 | 8 |
Aneurism | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
Embolism, Thrombosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | - |
4. diseases of respiratory system. | |||||||||||
Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Croup | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Emphysema, Asthma | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Bronchitis | 26 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 69 | 52 | 164 | 43 | 84 | 37 |
Pneumonia | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 14 | 25 | 16 |
Pleurisy | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5. diseases of digestive organs. | |||||||||||
Dentition | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Sore throat, Quinsey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Diseases of Stomach | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Enteritis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Obstructive Diseases of Intestines | — | 1 | - | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | — |
Peritonitis | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Ascites | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Jaundice, and other Diseases of Liver | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | -_ |
Other Diseases of Digestive System | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6. DISEASES OF LYMPHATIC SYSTEM. | |||||||||||
E.g., of Lymphatics and of Spleen | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
7. DISEASES OF GLANDLIKE ORGANS of UNCERTAIN USE. | |||||||||||
E.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8. DISEASES OF URINARY SYSTEM. | |||||||||||
Nephritis | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Bright's Diseases, Albuminuria | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | — | - | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | - | 3 |
Other Diseases of the Urinary System | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - |