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 Birtlih | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Atrophy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Age | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Diphtheria | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Scarlatina | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Hooping Cough | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Diarrhœa | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Dropsy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Cancer | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 6 |
| Gout | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Phthisis | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | .. | 28 |
| Hydrocephalus | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Paralysis | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 |
| Epilepsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Convulsions | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Disease of Brain | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Disease of Heart | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | 9 |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 9 | .. | 23 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 3 | 9 | .. | 6 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 14 |
| Disease of Lungs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 |
| Teething | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Gastritis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Disease of Stomach | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Liver | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Kidneys | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Childbirth | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Rheumatism | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Want of Breast Milk | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Neglect | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Causes not specified | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| 28 | 43 | 53 | 38 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 37 | 34 | 4 | =102 |