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 | 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 |