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 | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Scarlatina | 2 | 5 | 13 | .. | 5 | 8 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 |
Croup | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Whooping Cough | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Typhus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Erysipelas | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Diarrhoea | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Rheumatism | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Want of Breast Milk | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Intemperance | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Cancer | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 |
Mortification | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Scrofula | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Phthisis | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .. | 1 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | .. | 24 |
Hydrocephalus | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Apoplexy | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Paralysis | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Insanity | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Brain Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 |
Aneurism | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Heart Disease, &c. | 4 | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | .. | 13 |
Laryngitis | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Bronchitis | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
Pleurisy | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Pneumonia | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Ascites | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Ulceration of Intests. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hernia | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Stomach Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Liver Disease, &c. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 |
Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Ulcer | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Teething | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Old age | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Atrophy and Debility | .. | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 12 |
Fractures and Contns. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Cause not specified | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
27 | 68 | 67 | 36 | 46 | 32 | 20 | 28 | 36 | 28 | 8 | =198 |