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