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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St. Fames’s Mestminster.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlatina | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Croup | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 |
| Typhus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Syphillis | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Delirium Tremens | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Dropsy | .. | .. | •• | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Cancer | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Scrofula | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Phthisis | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | .. | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 3 | .. | 30 |
| Hydrocephalus | .. | .. | 4 | •• | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 |
| Paralysis | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 7 |
| Epilepsy | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Convulsions | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Brain Disease, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Pericarditis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Heart Disease, &c. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 7 |
| Laryngitis | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Asthma | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 5 |
| Lung Disease, &c. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Ulceration of Intests. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hernia | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Hepatitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Jaundice | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Liver Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Nephria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Teething | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Childbirth | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Old Age | .. | 5 | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 11 |
| Burns and Scalds | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Cause not specified | .. | 1 | 1 | •• | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 27 | 6o | 40 | 62 | 55 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 46 | 8 | =207 |