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 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Scarlatina | 2 | 7 | 16 | .. | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 25 |
| Diptheria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Typhus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Dysentery | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | 7 | 9 | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 |
| Cholera | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Syphilis | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | I | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Thrush | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Dropsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cancer | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Mortification | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Scrofula | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Phthisis | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .. | 3 | 16 | 5 | 2 | .. | 28 |
| Hydrocephalus | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Cephalitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Paralysis | 1 | .. | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 6 |
| Insanity | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Brain Disease, &c. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Heart Disease, &c. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | 10 |
| Laryngitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 |
| Asthma | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Lung Disease, &c. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Gastritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Peritonitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hernia | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Jaundice | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| liver Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ovarian Dropsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Premature Birth | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Spina Bifida | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Malformations | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Teething | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Old Age | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 12 |
| Fractures and Contns. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Gun-shot Wounds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Burns and Scalds | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Poison | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| 22 | 73 | 64 | 28 | 68 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 6 | =187 |