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. |
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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 |