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 June 29th, 1867.
| 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 60 arid under 80. | Above 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Scarlatina | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 4 | 5 | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
| Typhus | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Metria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Thrush | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Dropsy | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Cancer | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Phthisis | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | .. | 21 |
| Hydrocephalus | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Cephalitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Apoplexy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 6 |
| Paralysis | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Brain Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Pericarditis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Aneurism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Heart Disease, &c. | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 6 |
| Laryngitis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 7 | 5 | .. | 16 |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 6 |
| Lung Disease, &c. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Peritonitis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Ascites | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Ulceration of Intes-tines | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Stricture of Intestines | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Stomach Disease, &c | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Liver Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Spleen Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cystitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Uterus Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Joint Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ulcer. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Premature Birth. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Teething | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Childbirth. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Old Age | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Fractures and Con- tusions | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cut, Stab | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cause not specified. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| 39 | 51 | 54 | 22 | 41 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 38 | 23 | 3 | =166 |