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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |