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 1 and under 5 | Above 5 and under 20 | Above 20 and under 40 | Above 40 and under 60 | Above CO and under 80 | Above 80 and upwards | At all Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Measles | .. | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 |
| Scarlatina | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 7 | 5 | .. | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 |
| Typhus | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Diarrhoea | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Remittent Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Dropsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cancer | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Tahes Mesenterica | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Phthisis | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | 17 |
| Apoplexy | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Paralysis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | .. | 2 |
| Convulsions | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 10 |
| Brain Disease, &c. | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 8 |
| Heart Disease, &c. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | l | .. | 7 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | 23 |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 13 |
| Asthma | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Lung Disease, &c. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Peritonitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Ascites | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ulceration of Intests. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Stricture of Intests | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Jaundice | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Liver Disease, &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Uterus Disease, &c. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Premature Birth | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Teething | 2 | .. | l | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Old Age | 3 | 4 | l | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Atrophy and Debility | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 11 |
| Fractures and Contns. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hanging | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 38 | 52 | 54 | 42 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 19 | 39 | 38 | 8 | 186 |