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 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Scarlatina | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Quinsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
Typhus | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 6 |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Dropsy | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Cancer | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 |
Scrofula | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Phthisis | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 13 | 4 | .. | 31 |
Hydrocephalus | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Apoplexy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 5 |
Paralysis | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Insanity | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 |
Brain Disease, &c. | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 8 |
Pericarditis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Heart Disease, &c. | .. | 4 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Laryngitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Bronchitis | 8 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | .. | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 36 |
Pleurisy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Asthma | .. | 2 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | .. | 11 |
Lung Disease, &c. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
Ascites | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Ulteration of Intests. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Liver Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Hepatitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Kidney Disease, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Ovarian Dropsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Premature Birth | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Teething | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Childbirth | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Old age | 1 | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 9 |
Atrophy and Debility | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 9 |
Fractures and Contns. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Suffocation | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Cut, Stab | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Hanging | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Cause not specfied | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
38 | 67 | 65 | 50 | 64 | 23 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 38 | 10 | 220 |