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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Causes of Death. | Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined AgES. | Deaths in Wards (at all Aoes). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 MaU. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | Homeless. | |
Loc. ataxia and general paralysis | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other diseases of nervous svstem | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Valvular diseases of heart | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 15 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 16 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Other circulatory diseases | 140 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 82 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Bronchitis | 87 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 14 | 67 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 32 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Broncho-pneumonia | 30 | 6 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Pneumonia, other forms | 32 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Other respiratory diseases | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Alcoholism | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cirrhosisof liver | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Appendicitis and typhlitis | 3 | — | — | — | — | . — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Other digestive diseases | 287 | 21 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | 11 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 13 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Bright's disease, &o. | 21 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Cvstitis, &c. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Accidents and diseases of parturition \ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Deaths by accident or negligence | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Deaths by suicide and murder | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Other defined diseases | 11 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Diseases, ill defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
All causes | 856 | 37 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 32 | 100 | 252 | 385 | 18 | 68 | 29 | 66 | 283 | 49 | 203 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 28 | 13 | 12 |