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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Deaths in Quarter ending March 1866.
| 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 00 and under 80. | Above 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Scarlatina | 11 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 |
| croup | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
| Typhus | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Measles | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Remittent Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Syphilis | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Thrush | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Gout | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Dropsy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cancer | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Scrofula | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 41 |
| Tabes Mesenteries | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Phthises | 6 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 4 | .. | 1 |
| Hydrocephalus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Cephalitis | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Apoplexy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 |
| Paralysis | 1 | .. | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| Epilepsy | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Convulsions | 3 | 7 | 1 | .. | 5 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
| Brain Disease, &c. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 6 |
| Heart Disease, &c. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Laryngitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .. | 26 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 21 |
| Asthma | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Lang Disease | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Gastritis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hepatitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Jaundice | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
| Liver Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Kidney Disease | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Uterus Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ulcer | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Premature Birth | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| Teething | 3 | 2 | 4 | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Childbirth | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
| Old Age | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Atrophy and Debility | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| ??? | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Gun shot Wounds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Hanging | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Causes not specified | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 65 | 65 | 74 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 22 | 23 | 43 | 42 | 12 | 265 |