Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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MALES.—Table 1. (continued).
Causes of Death. | Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wards (at all Ages). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | Homeless. | |
Loc. ataxia and general paralysis | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Other diseases of nervoug system. | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Valvular diseases of heart | 31 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | |
Other circulatory diseases | 144 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 57 | 67 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | |
Bronchitis | 95 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 29 | 57 | 1 | 7 | — | 7 | 16 | 11 | 34 | 4 | 3 | — | 9 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Broncho-pneumonia | 32 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 |
Pneumonia, other forms | 46 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
Other respiratory diseases | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Alcoholism | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Cirrhosis of liver | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Appendicitis and typhlitis | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Other digestive disease | 28 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 15 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
Bright's disease, &c. | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 12 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Cystitis, &c. | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Deaths by accident or negligence | 30 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Deaths by suicide and murder | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Other defined diseases | 18 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Diseases, ill defined or unknown | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
All causes | 897 | 91 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 109 | 295 | 320 | 8 | 57 | 18 | 55 | 234 | 44 | 214 | 47 | 16 | 20 | 35 | 28 | 38 | 57 | 26 |