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 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Scarlatina | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Diphtheria | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Quinsy- | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| "Whooping Cough | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Typhus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Diarrhoea | .. | 4 | 7 | . | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
| Syphillis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Privation | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cancer | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Phthisis | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | .. | 31 |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Apoplexy | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Paralysis | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Brain Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Aneurism | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Heart Disease, &c. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | 2 | • | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Gastritis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Intussusception | .. | .. | . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hepatitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Liver Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Diabetes | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Teething | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Old Age | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Fractures and Contns. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cause not specified. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| 28 | 44 | 60 | 32 | 53 | 27 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 3 | =104 |