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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St. James's, Westminster.
Deaths in Quarter ending June 24th, 1872.
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 00 and under 80. | Above 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
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Small Pox | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Scarlatina | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Diphtheria | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Quinsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Croup | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Whooping Cough | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Typhus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Diarrhœa | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Remittent Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Dropsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Cancer | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Scrofula | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Phthisis | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 11 | 4 | .. | 37 |
Hydrocephalus | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Apoplexy | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Paralysis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Convulsions | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
Brain Disease, &c. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Pericarditis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Aneurism | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Heart Disease, &c. | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 1 | .. | 10 |
Bronchitis | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .. | 14 |
Pneumonia | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Lung Disease, &c. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
Enteritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hernia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Stricture of Intests. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
Stomach Disease, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Liver Disease, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Diabetes | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Ulcer | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Premature Birth | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Teeth | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Childbirth | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Old Age | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Atrophy and Debility | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 |
Fractures and Contns. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Burns and Scalds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Poison | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Suffocation | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
39 | 42 | 59 | 34 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 31 | 5 | =174 |