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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Deaths in Quarter ending December 31st, 1871.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Measles | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Scarlatina | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Diphtheria | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Quinsy | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 4 | 3 | .. | 3 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| Typhus | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Syphillis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cancer | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Mortification | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Phthisis | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 9 | 2 | .. | 21 |
| Hydrocephalus | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 |
| Paralysis | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 7 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Convulsions | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Brain Disease, &c. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 7 |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Heart Disease, &c. | .. | 5 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .. | 11 |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 3 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 16 | .. | 30 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 3 | 14 | .. | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 18 |
| Asthma | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Lung Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Gastritis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Peritonitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Liver Disease, &c. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Nephria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Stone | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Kidney Disease, &c. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 |
| Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Uterus Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Joint Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Ulcer | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Teething | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Childbirth | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Old Age | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 1 | 5 | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Poison | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Gun Shot Wounds | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 36 | 67 | 65 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 52 | 8 | =204 |