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 March 28th, 1803.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | St. James's Square. | Golden Square. | Berwick Street. | Workhouse. | Under 1 Tear 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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Small Pox | 2 | .. | 1 | . . | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Measles | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Scarlatina | 1 | 4 | 2 | . . | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Whooping Cough | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 |
Croup | .. | 1 | 1 | ... | . . | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Diarrhoea | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | .. | 1 |
Syphilis | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | . . | .. | 4 |
Dropsy | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Phthisis | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 31 | |
Hydrocephalus | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Cephalitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | . . | .. | 1 |
Apoplexy | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Paralysis | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | l | 7 |
Delirium Tremens | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
Disease of Brain, &c. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 |
Pericarditis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Aneurism | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Disease of Heart, &c. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .. | 13 |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Bronchitis | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | .. | 17 |
Pneumonia | 3 | 2 | 6 | .... | 1 | 7 | 2 | .. | . . | 1 | .. | 11 |
Disease of Lungs, &c. | 1 | . . | .. | 2 | . . | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Teething | 2 | . . | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Ascites | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Strict. Intestinal Canal | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Stomach,&c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Disease of Liver | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 6 | |
Childbirth | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | . . | .. | 2 | |
Dis. of Uterus, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Joints, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Debility from Prema | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
ture Birth, &c. | ||||||||||||
Atrophy | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Age | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 9 |
Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Poison | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | .. | 1 |
Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Hanging, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | .. | 1 |
Suffocation, &c | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Fractures | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Wounds | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Causes not specified.. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
45 | 68 | 46 | 44 | 47 | 31 | 37 | 12 | = |