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 20. | Above 20 and under 40. | Above 40 and under 60. | Above 60 and under SO. | Above SO and upwards. | At all Ages. |
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Measles | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Scarlatina | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Croup | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hooping Cough | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 |
Typhus | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Metria | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Rheumatism | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Syphilis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Gout | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Dropsy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | .. | |
Scrofula | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
Phthisis | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .. | 4 | 8 | 1 1 | .. | .. | 24 |
Hydrocephalus | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Apoplexy | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Paralysis | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 6 |
Convulsions | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Disease of Brain, &c. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Disease of Heart, &c. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 7 |
Laryngitis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Bronchitis | 3 | 9 | 10 | .. | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .. | 22 |
Pneumonia | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 12 | |
Asthma | .. | • • | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Disease of Lungs, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ||
Enteritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Peritonitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Stricture of Intestines | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Stomach,&c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hepatitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Disease of Liver, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Spleen, &c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Diseaseof Kidneys, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
Disease of Uterus, &c | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | i | .. | .. | 1 |
Premature Birth | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Teething | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
Old Age | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 |
Atrophy and Debility | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |
Fractures &C on tusions | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Suffocation | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Poison | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hanging | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
26 | 72 | 57 | 24 | 50 | 39 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 19 | 3 | = 179 |