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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TABLE OF CAUSES OF DEATH.
Deaths in Quarter ending March 26th, 1870.
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 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Quinsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Typhus | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Diarrhoea | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Syphilis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Cancer | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Phthisis | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | .. | .. | 8 | 14 | 1 | .. | 26 | |
Apoplexy | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 6 |
Paralysis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Insanity | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Epilepsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Brain Disease, -&c. | 3 | 1 | • | 2 | .. | l | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 6 |
Aneurism | . . | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Heart Disease,&c. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | 8 |
Bronchitis | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 5 | .. | 4 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 50 |
Pneumonia | .. | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | l | 10 |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
Lung Disease, &c. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 |
Gastritis | 1 | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Enteritis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Ulceration of Intests. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
Stomach Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Hepatitis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Jaundice | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Liver Disease, &c | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Nephritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Stone | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 |
Cystitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 |
Kidney Disease, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Premature Birth | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Spina Bifida | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Teething | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Childbirth | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Old Age | .. | 3 | 1 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Atrophy and Debility | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 8 |
Fractures and Contns. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Burns and Scalds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Poison | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
42 | 59 | 48 | 53 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 53 | 50 | 9 | =202 |