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 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Scarlatina | • • | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
Hooping Cough | 1 | 4 | 5 | .. | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
Croup | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diarrhœa | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Influenza | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Metria | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Syphilis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Dropsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Cancer | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 6 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Phthisis | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 17 |
Hydrocephalus | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Apoplexy | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Paralysis | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Convulsions | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Disease of Brain, &c. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 6 |
Pericarditis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Aneurism | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Heart, &c. | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
Laryngitis | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
Bronchitis | 1 | 8 | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Pneumonia | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 19 |
Asthma | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Disease of Lungs, &c. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
Teething | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Gastritis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Peritonitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Ulceration of Intestine | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Intussusception | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Stricture Intestinal Canal | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Disease of Stomach, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Disease of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Nephritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Nephria | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Ischuria | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Stricture of Urethra | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Disease of Joints, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Malformations | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Debility from Premature Birth, &c. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Atrophy | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Age | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Burns and Scalds | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hanging, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Suffocation, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
42 | 68 | 60 | 19 | 57 | 38 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 21 | =189 |