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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |