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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(A.)—Table of Deaths during the Year 1894, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of St. Giles, Classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Aged under 5 or over 5. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| Tyhrs. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. George, Bloom sbury | 129 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 52 | under 5 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 21 | 34 | |
| 5 upwards | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 15 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 95 | ||||||||
| St. Giles, South | 173 | 50 | 46 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 18 | under 5 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | — | 1 | 42 | 96 |
| 5 upwards | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 77 | ||||||||
| St. Giles, North | 113 | 35 | 18 | - | 6 | 39 | 15 | under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | — | — | 13 | — | 4 | 25 | 54 |
| 5 upwards | — | — | — | — | - | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 59 | ||||||||
| Workhouse | 141 | 8 | - | - | 4 | 75 | 54 | under 5 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 upwards | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 57 | 133 | ||||||||
| British Lying.in Hospital .. | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | under 5 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 upwards | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| French Hospital, | 38 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 27 | 6 | under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 5 upwards | — | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 7 | 3 | — | 11 | 37 | ||||||||
| Totals | 597 | 120 | 72 | 8 | 32 | 243 | 122 | under 5 | - | — | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 25 | 7 | - | - | - | 40 | - | 7 | 95 | 193 |
| 5 upwards | — | — | 2 | — | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | — | — | 82 | 86 | 40 | 15 | 169 | 404 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto | 216 | 24 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 115 | 30 | under 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 16 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 54 |
| 5 upwards | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 40 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 80 | 162 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto | 68 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 40 | - | under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 upwards | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 64 | ||||||||