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 | 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 |