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