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. |
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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 |