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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Deaths in Quarter ending September 24 th, 1859.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | St. James's Square. | Golden Square. | Berwick Street. | Workhouse. | Under 1 Year of Age. | Above 1 and under 5. | Above 10 and under 20. | Above 20 and under 40. | Above 40 and under 60. | Above 60 and under 60. | Above 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debility from Pre- mature Birth, &c. | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 |
| Atrophy | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Age | .. | 4 | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Small Pox | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Measles | 1 | 4 | 9 | .. | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 |
| Scarlatina | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Diphtheria | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hooping Cough | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | 3 | 5 | 5 | .. | 9 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 |
| Dysentery | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Infantile Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Noma (or Canker) | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Haemorrhage | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cancer | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Phthisis | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .. | 17 |
| Hydrocephalus | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Apoplexy | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Paralysis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| Disease of Brain, &c | 4 | 3 | 2 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 |
| Disease of Heart, &c | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 6 |
| Pleurisy | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Disease of Lungs, &c | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Teething | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Quinsey | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Enteritis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ulceration of Intestine | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hernia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Liver | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
| Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Childbirth | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Joints, & | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Carbuncle | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Hanging, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Fractures | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Causes not Specified | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | •• | 4 |
| 33 | 62 | 66 | 23 | 79 | 27 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 6 | = 184 |
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