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