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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TABLE O F CAUSES OF DEATH.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | St. James's Square. | Golden Square. | Berwick Street. | Workhouse. | Under 1 Tear of Age. | Above 1 and under 5. | Above 5 and under 10. | Above 10 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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Debility from Pre-mature Birth | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Age | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Measles | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Scarlatina | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Hooping Cough | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Erysipelas | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Syphilis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Noma (or Canker) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Cancer | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Phthisis | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 16 | 10 | .. | .. | 29 |
Hydrocephalus | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | 5 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Apoplexy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Paralysis | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | 8 |
Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Disease of Brain | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 5 |
Aneurism | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Disease of Heart | 7 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Bronchitis | 8 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 44 |
Pneumonia | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 13 |
Asthma | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 |
Disease of Lungs | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 |
Teething | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Quinsey | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Gastritis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Ulceration of Intestine | .. | .. | .. | ..1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Liver | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Disease of Kidneys | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Disease of Uterus | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Joints | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Carbuncle | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Skin | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hanging | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Causes not specified | •• | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
40 | 54 | 63 | 43 | 45 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 88 | 54 | 38 | 7 | =200 |