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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TABLE OF CAUSES OF DEATH.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | St. James's Square. | Golden Square. | Berwick Street. | Workhouse. | Under 1 Year of Age, | Above 1and under 5. | Above 5 and under 20. | Above 20. and under 40. | Above 40 and under 60. | Above 60 and under 90. | Above 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 |
| Measles | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Scarlatina | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Typhus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Dysentery | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Syphillis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Delirium Tremens | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Dropsy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
| Cancer | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 5 |
| Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Scrofula | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Phthisis | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1 | .. | 22 |
| Hydrocephalus | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Paralysis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Convulsions | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| Brain Disease, &c. | 2 | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 9 |
| Aneurism | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Heart Disease, &c. | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 8 | 7 | .. | 17 |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 32 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | |
| Asthma | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Lung Disease, &c. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 |
| Peritonitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hernia | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Nephria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Stone | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Kidney Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Phlegmon | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ulcer | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Teething | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Childbirth | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Old Age | .. | 3 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Suffocation | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Murder & M'nslaught. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Gun Shot Wounds | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| 39 | 70 | 57 | 31 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 38 | 13 | =197 |