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. | ||||||||||||
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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