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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Scarlatina | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Hooping Cough | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Croup | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Purpura | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Typhus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Erysipelas | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Dropsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Abscess | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Mortification | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Cancer | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
Scrofula | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Phthisis | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | 25 |
Hydrocephalus | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
Apoplexy | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
Paralysis | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 |
Delirium Tremens | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Disease of Brain, &c. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 |
Aneurism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Heart, &c. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 7 |
Bronchitis | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Asthma | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Teething | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Enteritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Hernia | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Jaundice | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Liver | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Diabetes | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Stricture of Uretha | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Debility from Premature Birth, &c. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Atrophy | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Age | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 |
Want of Breast Milk | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Burns and Scalds | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Causes not specified | .. | .. | 1 | • • | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
20 | 46 | 48 | 25 | 51 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 19 | 2 | =145 |