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. |
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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 |