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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Saint James, Mestminster.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | St. James's Square. | Golden Square. | Berwick Street. | Workhouse. | Under 1 Year of Age. | Above 1 and under 5. | Above 5 and under 10. | Above 10 and under 20. | Above 20 and under 40. | Above 40 and under 60. | Above 60 and under 80. | Above 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
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Debility from Premature Birth | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
Atrophy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Age | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 |
Diphtheria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Measles | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Scarlatina | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Hooping Cough | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Thrush | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diarrhœa | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Purpura | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Hæmorrhage | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | 2 |
Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Cancer | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | 2 |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 |
Scrofula | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Phthisis | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | .. | 21 |
Hydrocephalus | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Apoplexy | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | |
Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
Delirium Tremens | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Epilepsy | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 6 |
Convulsions | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Disease of Brain | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Disease of Heart | 2 | 4 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | 10 |
Laryngitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | 10 | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 13 |
Pneumonia | 2 | 3 | 4 | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 |
Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Teething | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Enteritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hernia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Stomach | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Liver | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 |
Disease of Kidneys | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Disease of Uterus | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Suffocation | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Drowning | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Fractures | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Causes not specified | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
38 | 42 | 62 | 29 | 55 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 1 | =171 |