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 December 31st, 1859.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | St. James's Square. | Golden Square. | Berwick Street. | Workhouse. | Under 1 Tear 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 80. | Above 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debility from Premature Birth | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| Atrophy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Age | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| Small Pox | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Measles | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Scarlatina | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Diphtheria | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Hooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Croup | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 |
| Typhus | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hæmorrhage | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Cancer | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 |
| Gout | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Scrofula | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Phthisis | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | .. | 32 |
| Apoplexy | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 7 |
| Paralysis | l | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 5 |
| Delirium Tremens | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Convulsions | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Disease of Brain | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 10 |
| Pericarditis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Heart, &c. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 9 |
| Bronchitis | 6 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 11 | 5 | .. | 22 |
| Pleurisy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 13 |
| Disease of Lungs, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Teething | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Quinsey | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Peritonitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Intussusception | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Strict. Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Pancreas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Jaundice | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Liver | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Nephritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Stone | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cystitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Disease of Kidneys, &c. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Childbirth | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Intemperance | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Want of Breast Milk | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Other Violent Cause | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Causes not specified | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 44 | 52 | 70 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 9 | 37 | 50 | 41 | 6 | 210 |