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.
| 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 00. | Above GO and under 80. | Above 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| Diphtheria | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Enteric or Typhd. Fvr. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| Cancer | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Scrofula | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Phthisis | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Apoplexy | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Paralysis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Convulsions | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| III.—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| Brain Disease, &c. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Heart Disease, &c. | 2 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 8 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 8 | 7 | .. | 23 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | .. | 15 |
| Asthma | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Lung Disease, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Peritontitis | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Ascites | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Stomach Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Jaundice | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Liver Disease, &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Kidney Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Ulcer | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| IV.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| Teething | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Old Age | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| V.---Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||||
| Fractures and Contns. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Poison | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Cat, Stab | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hanging | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cause not specified | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 37 | 41 | 39 | 25 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 142 | |