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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St James's, Westminster.
Deaths in Quarter ending June 27th, 1863.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | .. | 2 | 1 | . . | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Measles | .. | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 |
| Scarlatina | 7 | 1 | .. | . . | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | 1 | . . | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | . . | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Typhus | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | . . | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Syphilis | . . | 1 | .. | . . | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hæemorrahge | 3 | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Dropsy | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Abscess | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Cancer | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | l | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Phthisis | 6 | 13 | 8 | 11 | l | 4 | .. | .. | 8 | 4 | .. | 38 |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Paralysis | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | .. | 9 |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | . . | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 |
| Disease of Brain, &c. | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 9 |
| Pericarditis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Aneurism | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Heart, &c. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 11 |
| Laryngitis | .. | 2 | . . | . . | . . | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 13 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 10 |
| Disease of Lungs, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Teething | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Enteritis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ulceration of Intestine | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Jaundice | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Liver | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Stone | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Kidneys,&c. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Childbirth | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | q |
| Disease of Joints, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Debility from Prema | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| ture Birth, &c. | ||||||||||||
| Atrophy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Age | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| Hanging, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Causes not specified.. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 46 | 63 | 44 | 49 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 28 | 35 | 39 | 11 | = |