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,
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
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. | ||||||||||||
Croup | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Gastric Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
II.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||||
Dropsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Cancer | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Consumpt'n, Phthisis | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 2 | .. | 31 |
Hydrocephalus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Apoplexy | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 |
Paralysis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
III.—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||||
Brain Disease, &c. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 6 |
Heart Disease, &c. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | .. | 13 |
Bronchitis | 6 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .. | 6 | 13 | .. | 29 |
Laryngitis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Pneumonia | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Asthma | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Lung Disease, &c. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 6 |
Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Ascites | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Stomach Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Liver Disease, &c. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 |
Bright's Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
IV.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||||
Premature Birth | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Old Age | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 8 | 18 |
Atrophy and Debility | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |
Teething | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
V.—Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||||
Fractures and Contns. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Suffocation | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | |
Poison | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Gun shot | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
35 | 05 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 24 | 42 | 40 | 9 | =181 |