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. |
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Measles | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Scarlatina | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Diptheria | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Typhus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Dysentry | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Diarrhœa | 1 | 5 | 7 | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 13 |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Thrush | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | 2 |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Cancer | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Scrofula | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Phthisis | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 1 | .. | 34 |
Hydrocephalus | . . | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Apoplexy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Paralysis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Brain Disease, &c | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 |
Heart Disease, &c | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 |
Bronchitis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | |
Lung Disease, &c | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 |
Gastritis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Uulceration of In-1 testines | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Stomach Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hepatitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Liver Disease, &c | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
Phlegmon | 1 | 1 | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Premature Birth | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Teething | . . | . . | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Old Age | 1 | . . | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 8 |
Atrophy and Debility | . . | 5 | 8 | 1 | 13 | .. | .. | 1 | . . | .. | .. | 14 |
Fractures and Con tusions | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Gun Shot W. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Drowning | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | L 1 |
Cause not specified | .. | .. | 1 | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
29 | 54 | 45 | 35 | 54 | 18 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 13 | =163 |
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