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. |
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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 |