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 00. | Above 60 and under 80. | Above 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
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I.— Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||||
Small Pox | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Measles | 3 | 8 | 8 | .. | 5 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 |
Scarlatina | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Croup | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 |
Enteric or Typhd. Fvr. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Simple Contd. Fever | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Erysipelas | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diarrhoea | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Delirium Tremens .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Thrush | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
II.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||||
Cancer | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | ||
Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | 18 | 12 | 3 | .. | 34 |
Hydrocephalus | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | •• | .. | .. | 1 |
Apoplexy | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 5 |
Paralysis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
III.—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||||
Brain Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
Aneurism | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l |
Heart Disease, etc | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 7 |
Laryngitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Bronchitis | 7 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .. | 4 | 11 | 11 | • t | 48 |
Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | |
Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Lung Disease, &c. | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 11 |
Peritonitis | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
Hepatitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Liver Disease, &c. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Bright's Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Calculus (Stone) | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Premature Birth | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Other Malformations | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
IV.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||||
Teething | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Paramenia | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Childbirth | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Old Age | 1 | 2 | .. | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 8 | 20 |
Atrophy and Debility | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
V.—Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||||
Fractures and Contns. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Burns and Scalds | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Suffocation | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | •• | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Cut, Stab | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
40 | 85 | 73 | 47 | 51 | 60 | 1 | 35 | 44 | 48 | 9 | 251 |