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. |
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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 | = |