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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St. James's, Westminster.
Beam in Quarter ending June 25th , 1870.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | St. James's Square. | Golden Square. | Berwick Street. | Workhouse. .. . | Under 1 Tear 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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Small Pox | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Measles | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Scarlatina | 2 | 3 | 7 | .. | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
Typhus | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Erysipelas | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Dysentery | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diarrhoea | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Remittent Fever ___ | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Syphilis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Purpura and Scurvy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Dropsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Cancer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 6 |
Mortification | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 |
Scrofula | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Phthisis | 6 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | .. | 39 |
Hydrocephalus.. | .. | 1 | l | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Cephalitis | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Apoplexy | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | l | 3 |
Convulsions | .. | 7 | 9 | .. | 13 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 |
Brain Disease, &c. | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 |
Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Aneurism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Heart Disease, &c. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 4 | .. | 10 |
Laryngitis | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Bronchitis | 3 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | 7 | 10 | .. | 24 |
Pneumonia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 13 |
Asthma | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
Lung Disease, &c | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 |
Enteritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Ascites | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Ulceration of Intests. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Liver Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1• |
Nephritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Kidney Disease, &c. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Joint Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Ulcer | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Premature Birth | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Other Malformations | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Teething | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Childbirth | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Old Age | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Atrophy and Debility | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 16 |
Fractures and Contns. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Burns and Scalds | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Suffocation | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Cut, Stab | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hanging | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Cause not specified.. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
45 | 65 | 77 | 54 | 50 | 24 | 15 | 33 | 59 | 38 | 10 | 241 |