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 year of Age. | Above 1 and under 5. | Above 5 and under 20. | Above 20 and under 40. | Above 40 and under 60. | Above CO and under 80. | Above 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
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Measles | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Scarlatina | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Hooping Cough | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Thrush | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diarrhoea | 3 | 7 | 11 | .. | 17 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 21 |
Dysentery | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Typhus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Dropsy | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | 2 |
Abscess | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Cancer | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 6 |
Scrofula | . . | 5 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Phthisis | 2 | 5 | 9 | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | .. | .. | 25 |
Hydrocephalus | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .... | .. | .. | 6 |
Apoplexy | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Paralysis | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 |
Delirium Tremens | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Disease of Brain, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Aneurism | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Disease of Heart, &c. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 10 |
Bronchitis | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
Pneumonia | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | l | 4 | |
Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Disease of Lungs, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Teething | 2 | 2 | 6 | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
Enteritis | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Peritonitis | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
Hepatitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Jaundice | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Liver, | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Nephritis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Kidneys,&c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Uterus, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Poison | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hanging, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Malformations | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Debility from Prema | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
ture Birth, &c. | ||||||||||||
Atrophy | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 8 |
Age | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Wounds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
30 | 48 | 62 | 30 | 56 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 6 | =170 |