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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

St James's 1863

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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Table: Deaths in Quarter ending December 27th, 1863.

Deaths in Quarter ending December 27th, 1863.

CAUSES OF DEATH.St. James's Square.Golden Square.Berwick Street.Workhouse.Under 1 year of Age.Above 1 and under 5.1 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.
Scarlatina143..16..1......8
Whooping Cough..1......1..........1
Dysentery......1......1......1
Typhus1..2....2..1......3
Erysipelas11134..11....6
Syphilis..2113..1......4
Hæmorrahge..1..............1..1
Dropsy..1..........1......1
Abscess......1..........1..1
Ulcer1..1......11....2
Cancer11..1........3....3
Scrofula....11............1
Tabes Mesenterica..1111..........2
Phthisis2963..1..961..20
Hydrocephalus131..41..........5
Apoplexy131........113..5
Paralysis1....1........11..2
Delirium Tremens......1........1....1
Epilepsy1..............1....1
Convulsions431..71..........8
Disease of Brain, &c....21..1..1..1..3
Pericarditis....1......1..........1
Disease of Heart, &c.12311....122..7
Bronchitis377..64..331..17
Pleurisy....1..........1....1
Pneumonia1..3111..12....5
Asthma. .11........11....2
Disease of Lungs, &c.......1..........1..1
Teething..24..42..........6
Gastritis1........1..........1
Peritonitis11..1......2......3
Disease of Liver, &c.1114......2..1..7
Stone1................1..1
Disease of Kidneys,&c..4........1..2..4
Ovarian Dropsy......1..............1
Rheumatism..1......1......1
Disease of Joints, &c..1..1..............2
Debility from Prema..2215............5
ture Birth, &c.
Atrophy....1..1............1
Age..3..4..........347
Poison....1..1............1
Causes not specified....3. .2..........13
28544732422363029215=156