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 | 2 | 7 | 16 | .. | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 25 |
Diptheria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Typhus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Dysentery | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Diarrhœa | .. | 7 | 9 | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 |
Cholera | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Syphilis | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | I | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Thrush | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Dropsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Cancer | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 |
Mortification | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Scrofula | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Phthisis | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .. | 3 | 16 | 5 | 2 | .. | 28 |
Hydrocephalus | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Cephalitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Apoplexy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 |
Paralysis | 1 | .. | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 6 |
Insanity | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Brain Disease, &c. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Heart Disease, &c. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | 10 |
Laryngitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Bronchitis | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 |
Asthma | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Lung Disease, &c. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
Gastritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Peritonitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hernia | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Jaundice | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
liver Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Ovarian Dropsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Premature Birth | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Spina Bifida | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Other Malformations | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Teething | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Old Age | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Atrophy and Debility | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 12 |
Fractures and Contns. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Gun-shot Wounds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Burns and Scalds | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Poison | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
22 | 73 | 64 | 28 | 68 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 6 | =187 |