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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PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
Table I.—
| causes of death. | Unionhouse. | Under 1 Year of Ape. | 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. | 80 and upwards | All Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Influenza | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 14 |
| Measles | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Membraneous Croup | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| II.— Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||
| Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| General Debility | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
| Paralysis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Phthisis (Consumption) | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | 11 |
| Tabes Mesenteric | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Tuberculosis | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| III__Local Diseases. | |||||||||
| Bronchitis | 8 | 5 | 4 | .. | 2 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 41 |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Diseases of Urinary Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Enteritis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Heart Disease | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | 7 |
| Hemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Lung Disease | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Pneumonia | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 |
| Stomach Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Throat Disease | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 |
| IV —Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||
| Exhaustion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Old Age | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Premature Birth | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| V.— Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
| Syncope | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Causes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 31 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 47 | 10 | 147 |