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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TABLE OF CAUSES OF DEATH.
Deaths in Quarter ending March 26th, 1864.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | St. James's Square. | Berwick | Street. | Golden Square. | 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 SO. | Above 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Scarlatina | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 10 |
| Hooping Cough | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Typhus | 1 | 3 | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Syphilis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Abscess | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cancer | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Gout | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Scrofula | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Phthisis | 3 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 1 | .. | 34 |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Apoplexy | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | 10 |
| Paralysis | 2 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 8 |
| Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Convulsions | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| Disease of Brain, &c. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Pericarditis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Heart, &c. | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | .. | 16 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 14 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 11 | .. | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 73 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | 16 |
| Asthma | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | K |
| Disease of Lungs, &c. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | q | |
| Teething | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
| Peritonitis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Ascites | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hernia | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Strict Intestinal Canal | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Disease of Stomach,&c | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Liver | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | |
| Cystitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Disease of Kidneys,&c | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Childbirth | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatism | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Debility from Prema-ture Birth, &c. | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Atrophy | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Age | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | .. | 21 |
| Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hanging, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Fractures | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Causes not specified. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 |
| 52 | 98 | 75 | 64 | 41 | 49 | 14 | 40 | 59 | 67 | 14 | 284 |