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. James's, Westminster]
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PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSER.
APPENDIX TO BEPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
Table I.—
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Unionhouse. | Underr 1 Year of Age. | Above 1 and under 5. | Above & and under 20. | Above 20 and under 40. | Above 40 and under 60 | Above 60 1 and under 80 | 80 and upwards. | All Ages. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I.-—Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
II.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||
Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 |
Convulsions | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
General Debility | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Paralysis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Phthisis (Consumption) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 8 |
III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||
Brain Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Bronchitis | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Heart Disease | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 6 |
Hemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Meningitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Pneumonia | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Stomach Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Syphilis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Throat Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
IV —Developmental Diseases. | \ | ||||||||
Exhaustion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Inanition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Marasmus | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |||
Premature Birth | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
V.—Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
Delirium Tremens | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
18 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 20 | | 25 | 8 | 87 |