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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

St James's 1868

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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Table: Deaths in Quarter ending March28th,1868.

Deaths in Quarter ending March28th,1868.

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 and under 80.Above 80 and upwards.At all Ages.
Small Pox... .1. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .1
Measles. .12. .. .3. .. .. .. .. .3
Scarlatina11. .. .. .. .11. .. .. .2
Diptheria. .. .1. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .1
Whooping Cough. .33. .33. .. .. .. .. .6
Typhus. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .1
Diarrhœa. .1. .. .1. .. .1. .. .. .2
Rheumatism1. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .1
Delirium Tremens. .1. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .1
Dropsy1. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .1
Cancer. .3. .. .. .. .. .3. .. .3
Scrofula. .13. .3. .1. .. .. .. .4
Tabes Mesenterica1. .1. .11. .. .. .. .. .2
Phthisis4916. .12971. .20
Hydrocephalus. ... .1. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1
Apoplexy1421. .. .. .. .62. .8
Paralysis. .2. .2. .. .. .. .31. .4
Convulsions3126. .192. .. .. .. .. .21
Brain Disease, &c.122. .. .121. .1. .5
Heart Disease, &c.. .224. .. .. .13318
Laryngitis. .2. .1. .11. .1. ■. .3
Bronchitis9575821177. .26
Pneumonia321213121. .. .8
Asthma. .2. .. .. .. .. .1. .1. .2
Ulceration of Intestines. .. .11. .. .. .. .2. .. .2
Stomach Disease, &c.. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .1. .. .1
Jaundice. .1. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1
Liver Disease, &c.. .12. .. .. .. .12. .. .3
Diabetes1. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .1
Joint Disease, &c.. .. .. .1. .. .1. .. .. .. .1
Teething. .. .3. .3. .. .. .. .. .. .3
Paramenia. .1. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .1
Old Age. .118. .. .. .. .. .10. .10
Atrophy and Debility. .21. .3. .. .. .. .. .. .3
Fractures and Contusions. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .1
Suffocation. .. .1. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1
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