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. |
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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 |