Sanatory inquiry-Scotland : report on the general and sanatory condition of the working classes and the poor in the city of Glasgow / by Charles R. Baird.

  • Baird, Charles R.
Date:
1841
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Credit: Sanatory inquiry-Scotland : report on the general and sanatory condition of the working classes and the poor in the city of Glasgow / by Charles R. Baird. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    'ables illus- VII.—Table exhibiting the Deaths from Fever, as stated in the Bills of Mor- rative of tality, iucludinj^ both the City and Suburbs, during the last five Years, and 'o'i'iil'iUoa their proportion to the Population. Years. Di-aths from Ffvrr. Proportion to hIioIc DiMtlis. Proportion to Population. 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 841 2,180 816 539 1,2>9 being 1 to 10-036 of thedeat 4-711 ,, 8-495 ,, 13-961 7-177 ,, hs, and 1 to 290-130 of thepo- ,, 116? 05.') pulatiun. 322-303 ,, ,, 504-638 ,, 229-4.^,4 ,, The total number of deaths from fever alone, ascertained, during the last 5 years, being 5,605 ! Upon the assumption that the rate of mortality from fever was 1 in 12 of those attacked in 1836, 1 in 10 in lfe37, 1 in 12 in 1838, 1 in 15 in 1839, (Dr. Cowan's Vital Statistics, p. 17,) and 1 in 10 in 1840, which calculations will be found to be very correct, the number of individuals who have been affected with fever in Glasgow, during the last 5 years, will be as follows:— In 18.36 . . . 10,092 1837 1838 1839 1840 Total 21,800 9,792 8,085 12,290 62,051 Truly, to use the words of Dr. Cowan, after making a similar state- ment, the mind cannot contemplate, without horror, the amount of human misery which the above statement so forcibly exhibits. As only an abstract of the Glasgow mortality bill has yet been pub- lished (it having been deemed desirable to postpone publishing the more extended tables till after the approaching census), I cannot give that minute information which I would wish to do regarding the diseases of children in Glasgow during the past year, but present the following :— VIII.—Table of Deaths from Scarlet Fever, Small Pox, and Measles, during the five Years ending with 31bt December, 1839, and the estireiated Number nf those attacked. Deaths. Estimated Number attacl<ed. Diseases. Under 10 Years. Above 10 Years. Total. Under 10 Years. Above 10 Years. Total. Scarlet Fever. Small Pox . Measles • 1,020 2,044 2,448 36 152 34 1,05&- 2,196 2,482 12,240 10,220 29,376 432 760 408 12,672 10,980 29,784 Total . . 5,512 222 5,734 51,836 1,600 53,436 These three diseases, it will be observed, pressed heavily upon the young, while fever, as above mentioned, selected its victims from the productive portion of the community. The fearful ravages of small-pox calls loudly for some measure to enforce the practice of vaccination among the lower classes. I might add much regarding the sanatory condition of Glasgow, but in order to keep this report as brief as possible, I prefer referring for