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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CAUSES OF DEATH. | St. James's Sqnare. | 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 and under 80. | Above 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
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Measles | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Scarlatina | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Diptheria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Diarrhœa | 3 | 7 | 5 | .. | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Privation | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Thrush | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Cancer | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 |
Scrofula | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Phthisis | .. | 3 | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 6 | .. | .. | 16 |
Hydrocephalus | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Apoplexy | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Paralysis | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 5 |
Epilepsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
Brain Disease, &c | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 |
Pericarditis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Aneurism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Heart Disease, &c | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 |
Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Bronchitis | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 7 |
Pleurisy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Lung Disease, &c | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l |
Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Ulceration of Intes-tines | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Stricture of Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Hepatitis | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Ischuria | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Cystitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Uterus Disease, &c | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Phlegmon | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Teething | 2 | I | 5 | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Childbirth | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Old Age | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Atrophy and Debility | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 |
Fractures and Con tusions | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Sudden Deaths (cause unascertained) | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
24 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 1 | =133 |