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 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. |
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Scarlatina | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Whooping Cough | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Typhus | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | |
Syphilis | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Hæmorrahge | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Dropsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Abscess | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Ulcer | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Cancer | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
Scrofula | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Phthisis | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | 6 | 1 | .. | 20 |
Hydrocephalus | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Apoplexy | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 |
Paralysis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Disease of Brain, &c | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
Pericarditis | .. | .. | 1 | .... | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Heart, &c. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 7 |
Bronchitis | 3 | 7 | 7 | .. | 6 | 4 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 17 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 |
Asthma | . . | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Disease of Lungs, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Teething | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Disease of Liver, &c. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 |
Stone | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 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 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
ture Birth, &c. | ||||||||||||
Atrophy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Age | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Poison | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Causes not specified | .. | .. | 3 | . . | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
28 | 54 | 47 | 32 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 5 | =156 |