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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Saint James, Mestminster.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | St. James's Square. | Golden Square. | Berwick Street. | Workhouse. | Under 1 Year 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debility from Premature Birth | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
| Atrophy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Age | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Scarlatina | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Hooping Cough | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Thrush | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Purpura | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Hæmorrhage | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | 2 |
| Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Cancer | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Gout | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 |
| Scrofula | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Phthisis | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | .. | 21 |
| Hydrocephalus | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Apoplexy | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | |
| Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Delirium Tremens | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Epilepsy | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 6 |
| Convulsions | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Disease of Brain | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Disease of Heart | 2 | 4 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | 10 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | 10 | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 13 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 3 | 4 | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 |
| Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Teething | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hernia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Stomach | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Liver | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 |
| Disease of Kidneys | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Disease of Uterus | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Drowning | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Fractures | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Causes not specified | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| 38 | 42 | 62 | 29 | 55 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 1 | =171 |