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. | Golden Square. | Berwick Street. | Workhouse. | Under 1 Tear 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 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Scarlatina | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Hooping Cough | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Croup | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Typhus | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Dropsy | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Abscess | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Ulcer | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Fistula | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Scrofula | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Phthisis | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 6 | 4 | .. | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
| Disease of Brain, &c | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 10 |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Heart, &c | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | .. | 15 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | .. | 20 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 9 |
| Asthma | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Lungs, &c. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | . . | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Teething | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Disease of Stomach,&c | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Liver | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Ovarian Dropsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Debility from Prema | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| ture Birth, &c. | ||||||||||||
| Atrophy | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Age | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 6 |
| Wounds | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Causes not specified | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 24 | 47 | 59 | 21 | 35 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 151 |