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 80. | Above 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Scarlatina | • • | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| Hooping Cough | 1 | 4 | 5 | .. | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| Croup | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Influenza | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Metria | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Dropsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cancer | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 6 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Phthisis | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 17 |
| Hydrocephalus | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Apoplexy | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Paralysis | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Convulsions | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Disease of Brain, &c. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 6 |
| Pericarditis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Heart, &c. | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 8 | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 19 |
| Asthma | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Lungs, &c. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Teething | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Gastritis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Peritonitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ulceration of Intestine | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Intussusception | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Stricture Intestinal Canal | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Stomach, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Nephritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Nephria | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ischuria | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Stricture of Urethra | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Disease of Joints, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Malformations | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Debility from Premature Birth, &c. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Atrophy | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Age | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Burns and Scalds | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hanging, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Suffocation, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 42 | 68 | 60 | 19 | 57 | 38 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 21 | =189 |