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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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 GO | Above 00 and under 80 | Above 80 and upwards | At all Ages |
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Measles | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Scarlatina | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Simple Contd. Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Erysipelas | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Diarrhoea | 3 | 10 | 5 | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 18 |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Stricture of Uretha | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Delirium Tremens | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Dropsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Cancer | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
Cancrum Oris (Noma) | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Mortification | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Phthisis | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 3 | .. | 29 |
Hydrocephalus | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Apoplexy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 7 |
Paralysis | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
Convulsions | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
Brain Disease, &c. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Heart Disease, &c. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 7 |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Bronchitis | 2 | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 10 |
Pneumonia | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
Lung Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Peritonitis | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Hernia | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Jaundice | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Liver Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Calculas (Stone) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Kidney Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Premature Birth | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Teething | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Childbirth | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Old Age | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
Atrophy and Debility | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |
Fractures and Contns. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
32 | 53 | 49 | 28 | 49 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 10 | =162 |