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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

St James's 1872

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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Table: Deaths in Quarter ending June 29th, 1872.

Deaths in Quarter ending June 29th, 1872.

CAUSES OF DEATH.St. James's SquareGolden SquareBerwick StreetWorkhouseUnder 1 Year of AgeAbove 1 and under 5Above 5 and under 20Above 20 and under 40Above 40 1 and under GOAbove GO and under 80Above 80 and upwardsAt all Ages
Small Pox..1..111..........2 4
Measles..31..1..1........
Scarlatina....1..........1....1
Quinsy1..............1....1
Whooping Cough321134..........7
Erysipelas1......1............1
Dysentery1................1..1
Diarrhœa11....1....1......2
Cholera..1....1............1
Rheumatism..1..............1..1
Gout....1............1..1
Dropsy..11............2..2
Cancer111..........12..3
Tabes Mesenterica ..2..1....21........3
Phthisis86511222204..30
Hydrocephalus..2......2..........2
Cephalitis..1............1....1
Apoplexy1................1..1
Paralysis1..1............2..2
Convulsions313161......1..8
Brain Disease, &c...241..2..13....7
Heart Disease, &c...1..4......113..5
Bronchitis344....1....26..11
Pleurisy..1..............1..1
Pneumonia1..1....2..........2
Lung Disease, &c.13..1..1....31..5
Gastritis..1..................1
Peritonitis..11........2......2
Stricture of Intests.11..........2......2
Stomach Disease, &c.1..........1........1
Hepatitis1................1..1
Liver Disease, &c.2..1..........2..13
Kidney Disease, &c.1....1........11..2
Premature Birth1..1..2............2
Teething2..3..41..........5
Old Age21111..........10515
Atrophy and Debility12115............5
Fractures and Contns.....1....1..........1
Suffocation....1..1............1
383533302272720355=146