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 September 27th, 1873.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| Measles | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Scarlatina | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Croup | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Typhus | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Simple Contd. Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Carbuncle | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Diarrhaja | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| Syphilis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Gout | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Dropsy | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 |
| Cancer | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Phthisis | .. | 7 | 8 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 1 | .. | 29 |
| Hydrocephalus | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Apoplexy | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Paralysis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Convulsions | l | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| III.—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| Brain Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Heart Disease, &c. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Bronchitis | l | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 10 |
| Pleurisy | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Asthma | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Lung Disease, &c. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Gastritis .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Peritonitis | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ulceration of Intests. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ileus | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Liver Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Premature Birth | l | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| IV.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| Teething | l | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Old Age | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Atrophy and Debility | .. | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 10 |
| V.—Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||||
| Fractures and Contns. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Suffocation | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Cut, Stab | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cause not specified. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 19 | 47 | 64 | 32 | 52 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 162 | |