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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TABLE OF CAUSES OF DEATH.
Deaths in Quarter ending March 30 th, 1867.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | St James's Square. | Golden Square. | Berwick Street. | Workhouse. | Under Year 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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Small Pox | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Measles | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Scarlatina | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Quinsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Croup | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 3 | 5 | 4 | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
Typhus | 2 | 1 | • • | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Diarrhœa | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Rheumatism | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Syphilis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Thrush | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Noma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Phthisis | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 1 | .. | 6 | 9 | 14 | 2 | .. | 32 |
Hydrocephalus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Apoplexy | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 6 |
Paralysis | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Epilepsy | . . | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | l | .. | 3 |
Convulsions | 4 | 6 | 7 | .. | 14 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 |
Brain Disease, &c. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | l | .. | l | .. | 4 |
Heart Disease, &c. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .. | 13 |
Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Bronchitis | 7 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | .. | 2 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 82 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 19 |
Asthma | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 6 |
Lung Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Gastritis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Stomach Disease, &c | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Hepatitis | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 |
Liver Disease, &c. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 |
Cystitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Joint Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Premature Birth | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Teething | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Old Age | .. | 4 | 1 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 12 | 5 | 19 |
Atrophy and Debility | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Fractures and Con-tusions | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Suffocation | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Sudden Death | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
42 | 66 | 60 | 54 | 55 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 69 | 31 | 6 | =231 |