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, WESTMINSER.
APPENDIX TO BEPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
Table I.—
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Unionhouse. | Underr 1 Year of Age. | Above 1 and under 5. | Above & and under 20. | Above 20 and under 40. | Above 40 and under 60 | Above 60 1 and under 80 | 80 and upwards. | All Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.-—Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||
| Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| General Debility | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Paralysis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Phthisis (Consumption) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 8 |
| III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||
| Brain Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Heart Disease | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 6 |
| Hemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
| Meningitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Stomach Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Syphilis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Throat Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| IV —Developmental Diseases. | \ | ||||||||
| Exhaustion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Inanition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Marasmus | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |||
| Premature Birth | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| V.—Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
| Delirium Tremens | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| 18 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 20 | | 25 | 8 | 87 |