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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) 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total under Five Years of Age. | Grand Total all Ages. | SUB.DISTRICTS. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | St. George, Blooms. bury. | St. Giles, South. | St. Giles, North. | |||
| Brought forward | 11 | — | — | 1 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 68 | 19 | 38 | 11 |
| 2. diseases of organs of special sense. | |||||||||||
| Diseases of Organs of Special Sense, e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. diseases of circulatory system. | |||||||||||
| Pericarditis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Acute Endocarditis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | — | 1 | — | 3 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 55 | 15 | 25 | 15 |
| Other Diseases of Heart | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aneurism | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. diseases of respiratory system. | |||||||||||
| Laryngitis | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Croup | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Emphysema, Asthma | 21 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 25 | 44 | 108 | 10 | 76 | 22 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 8 | — | 1 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 11 | 19 | 9 |
| Pleurisy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. diseases of digestive organs. | |||||||||||
| Dentition | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diseases of Stomach | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Enteritis | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestines | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Peritonitis | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ascites | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Jaundice, and other Diseases of Liver | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. diseases of lymphatic system. | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| 7. diseases of glandlike organs of uncertain use. E.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. diseases of urinary system. | |||||||||||
| Nephritis | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
| Bright's Diseasa, Albuminuria | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |