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. |
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Measles | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
Scarlatina | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 19 | ||||
Croup | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
Whooping Cough | 6 | a | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||||||
Typhus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Diarrhoea | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |||||||
Bheumatisru | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Dropsy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
Cancer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
Tabes Mesenterica .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
Phthisis | 5 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 30 | |||
Hydrocephalus | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | |||||||
Apoplexy | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Paralysis | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
Convulsions | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |||||||
Disease of Brain, &c. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
Aneurism | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
Disease of Heart, &c. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
Bronchitis | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
Pneumonia | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||||
Disease of Lungs, &c. | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Gastritis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Peritonitis .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
Hernia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Intussusception | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Disease of Stomach,&c | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Disease of Liver, &c | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
Nephritis | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Nephria | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Disease of Kidneys,&c. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Premature Birth | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Teeth | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Old Age | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 13 | |||||||
Atrophy and Debility | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |||||||
Fracture | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Suffocation .. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Hanging | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Causes not specified | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||||
29 | 79 | 53 | 27 | 47 | 47 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 2 | =188 |