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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |