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]
This page requires JavaScript
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 |