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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| Measles | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diphtheria | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| "Whooping Cough | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Simple Contd. Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| Dropsy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Cancer | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
| Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Consumpt'n, Phthisis | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 | .. | .. | 3 | 16 | 11 | .. | .. | 30 |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 |
| Paralysis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Convulsions | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| III.—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| Heart Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Laryngitis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Syphilis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 11 | .. | 23 | |
| Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 1 | 6 | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 11 |
| Lung Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Ascites | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Liver Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| IV.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Old Age | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 8 |
| Atrophy and Debility | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |
| Teething | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Ovarian Tumour | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| V.—Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||||
| Fractures and Contns. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Suffocation | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hanging | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Gun Shot | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 26 | 49 | 40 | 33 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 4 | =148 |
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