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 25th, 1865.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | St. James's Square. | Golden Square. | Berwick Street. | Workhouse. | Under 1 year of Age. | Above 1 and under 5. | Above 5 aud under 20. | Above 20 and under 40. | Above -10 and under 60. | Above 60 and under 80. | Above 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
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Small J'ox | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Measles | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Scarlatina | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Hooping Cough | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Croup | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Diarrhœa | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Dysentery | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Remittent Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Typhus | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Metria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Rheumatic Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hæmorrahge | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Cancer | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Scrofula | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Phthisis | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | . . | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 27 |
Hydrocephalus | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Apoplexy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Paralysis | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 8 |
Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Insanity | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 14 |
Disease of Brain, &c. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 8 |
Disease of Heart, &c. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 5 | .. | 12 |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Bronchitis | 10 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | .. | 40 | |
Pleurisy | .... | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | 4 | 1 | 4 | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 9 |
Asthma | 2 | . . | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Disease of Lungs, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
Teething | 1 | ...... | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Enterites | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | 1 |
Hernia | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | i | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Disease of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Nephria | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Disease of Kidneys,&c. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Rheumatism.. | 1 | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Malformations | .. | . . | 1 | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Debility from Prema | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
ture Birth, &c. | ||||||||||||
Atrophy | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Age | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 15 |
Suffocation, &c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Causes not specified | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
46 | 47 | 71 | 47 | 52 | 31 | 15 | 19 | 46 | 36 | 12 | =211 |