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 September 26 th, 1803.
| 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 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 15 |
| Measles | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Scarlatina | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Croup | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | 4 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 |
| .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Remittent Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Typhus | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Hæmorrahgo | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Dropsy | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Abscess | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Ulcer | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Gout | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Phthisis | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 18 |
| Hydrocephalus | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Cephalitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Apoplexy | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
| Disease of Brain, &c. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Pericarditis, | .. | .. | 1 | . | .. | 1 | ||||||
| Disease of Heart, &c. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 10 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 5 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 11 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 5 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 9 |
| Disease of Lungs, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Teething | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Peritonitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Hernia | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hepatitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Liver, | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 5 |
| Disease of Kidneys,&c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Joints, &c. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Debility from Prema | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| ture Birth, &c. | ||||||||||||
| Atrophy | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Age | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 13 |
| Suffocation, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Fractures | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Wounds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Causes not specified | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 37 | 60 | 55 | 32 | 49 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 33 | 23 | 7 | =184 |