Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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Table IX.—
Causes of Death. | Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wards (at all Ages). | |||||||||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 aud under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St John. | St. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | |
Smallpox | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Measles | 47 | 14 | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | 20 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — |
Scarlet fever | 9 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | i | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Epidemic influenza | 26 | — | 1 | — | — | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — |
Whooping cough. | 33 | 17 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Diphtheria, Memb. croup | 16 | — | 14 | 1 | i | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Croup | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Enteric fever | 15 | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Diarrhœal diseases | 73 | 52 | 11 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Gout | 11 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Erysipelas | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Puerperal fever | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Other septic diseases | 18 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 |
Diabetes | 19 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Venereal diseases | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | _ | — | 1 | — |
Rheumatic fever | 11 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tuberculosis of meninges | 23 | 5 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
Tuberculosis of lungs | 309 | — | 5 | 5 | 26 | 250 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 25 | 76 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 32 |
Tuberculosis of peritoneum | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Other forms of tuberculosis | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Alcoholism | 31 | — | — | — | 2 | 25 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
Malignant growths | 179 | — | — | — | 3 | 112 | 64 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 9 | 40 | 11 | 6 | — | 10 | 2 | 14 | 14 |