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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| 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 80. | Above 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Scarlatina | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hooping Cough | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | • • | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | 2 | 4 | 5 | .. | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
| Remittent Fever | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Typhus | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 |
| Dropsy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Abscess | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Fistula | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Cancer | l | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 5 |
| Scrofula | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Phthisis | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | .. | 1 | 10 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 20 |
| Hydrocephalus | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Paralysis | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 5 |
| Delirium Tremens | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Chorea | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 |
| Disease of Brain, &c. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Pericarditis, | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Disease of Heart, &c. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 6 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia | .. | 3 | 6 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Asthma | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Lungs, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Teething | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Gastritis | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ulceration of Intestine | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Strict. Intestinal Canal | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Liver, | l | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | |
| Stone | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cystitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Kidneys,&c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 |
| Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Carbuncle | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Poison | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Fractures | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Debility, Prem. Birth | 2 | .. | l | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Atrophy | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Age | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Causes not specified | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 34 | 50 | 64 | 22 | 34 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 170 |