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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| 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 | 3 | 3 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Atrophy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Age | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Scarlatina | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Hooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Croup | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Thrush | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
| Infantile Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Typhus | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cancer | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Scrofula | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Phthisis | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | .. | 21 |
| Hydrocephalus | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Paralysis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
| Delirium Tremens | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Disease of Brain | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 |
| Pericarditis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Disease of Heart | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 5 |
| Laryngitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 6 |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Disease of Lungs | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Teething | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Ulceration of Intestine | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hernia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Stomach | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Hepatitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Disease of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Nephria | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Want of Breast Milk | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Poison | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hanging | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Fractures | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 33 | 43 | 41 | 10 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 28 | 0 | =133 |