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 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 | . . | 1 | 2 | . . | . . | 3 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 3 | |
| Scarlatina | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 2 | |
| Diptheria | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | . . | 3 | . . | 3 | 3 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 6 | ||
| Typhus | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | |
| Diarrhœa | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 2 | |
| Rheumatism | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | |
| Delirium Tremens | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 1 | |
| Dropsy | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 1 | |
| Cancer | . . | 3 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 3 | . . | . . | 3 | ||
| Scrofula | . . | 1 | 3 | . . | 3 | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 4 | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | |
| Phthisis | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | . . | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | . . | 20 | |
| Hydrocephalus | . .. | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | |
| Apoplexy | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 6 | 2 | . . | 8 | |
| Paralysis | . . | 2 | . . | 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 3 | 1 | . . | 4 | |
| Convulsions | 3 | 12 | 6 | . . | 19 | 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 21 | |
| Brain Disease, &c. | 1 | 2 | 2 | . . | . . | 1 | 2 | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | 5 | |
| Heart Disease, &c. | . . | 2 | 2 | 4 | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Laryngitis | . . | 2 | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | 1 | . ■ | . . | 3 | |
| Bronchitis | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | . . | 26 | |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | . . | . . | 8 | |
| Asthma | . . | 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | 2 | |
| Ulceration of Intestines | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | . . | . . | 2 | |
| Stomach Disease, &c. | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | |
| Jaundice | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | |
| Liver Disease, &c. | . . | 1 | 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 2 | . . | . . | 3 | |
| Diabetes | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 1 | |
| Joint Disease, &c. | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | |
| Teething | . . | . . | 3 | . . | 3 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 3 | |
| Paramenia | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 1 | |
| Old Age | . . | 1 | 1 | 8 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 10 | . . | 10 | |
| Atrophy and Debility | . . | 2 | 1 | . . | 3 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 3 | |
| Fractures and Contusions | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | |
| Suffocation | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | |
| 26 | 61 | 42 | 33 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 27 | 1 | 162 | ||