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 | .. | .. | 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 |