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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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 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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Measles | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Scarlatina | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Croup | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hooping Cough | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Typlius | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Diarrhoea | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Remittent Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | .. | 1 |
Syphilis | . . | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Cancer | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | . . | 3 |
Scrofula | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Phthisis | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | .. | 33 |
Hydrocephalus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Paralysis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | |
Epilepsy | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Convulsions | 1 | 2 | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |
Disease of Brain, &c. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 6 |
Pericarditis | , . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | . . | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Heart, &c. | 6 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
Laryngitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Bronchitis | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | |
Pleurisy | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | ||
Disease of Lungs, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Enteritis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Peritonitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Ulceration of Intestine | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hepatitis | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Disease of Liver, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Kidneys, &c. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
Ulcer | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Premature Birth | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Other Malformations . | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Teething | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Old Age | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Atrophy and Debility | 2 | 2 | 8 | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
Fractures &Contusions | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | |
Suifocation | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Poison | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
34 | 47 | 53 | 30 | 51 | 25 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 21 | 5 | = 104 |