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. |
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Measles | 3 | 6 | 6 | .. | 1 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 |
Hooping Cough | 2 | 3 | 6 | .. | 3 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diarrhoea | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Typhus | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
Syphilis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Noma (or Canker) .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Dropsy | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
Abscess | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Cancer | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Gout | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Scrofula | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Tabes Mesenterica .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Phthisis | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | .. | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | .. | 27 |
Hydrocephalus | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Apoplexy | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Delirium Tremens .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Insanity | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Convulsions | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | |
Disease of Brain, &c.. | .. | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Disease of Heart, &c. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 7 |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Bronchitis | 3 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | .. | 8 | 7 | .. | 34 |
Pneumonia | 4 | 5 | 10 | .. | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 19 |
Asthma | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Disease of Lungs, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Teething | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Enteritis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Intussusception | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Strict Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Jaundice | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
Disease of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Stricture of Urethra . | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Malformations | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Debility from Pre-) mature Birth, &c. j | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Atrophy | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 |
Age .._ | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Suffocation, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Fractures | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Wounds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Causes not specified.. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
40 | 73 | 75 | 19 | 49 | 49 | 18 | 16 | 39 | 29 | 7 | 207 |