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. | ||||||||||||
Scarlatina | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Croup | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Enteric or Typhd.Fvr. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Simple Contd. Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Dysentery | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Diarrhœa | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
II.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||||
Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Cancer | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Consumpt'n, Phthisis | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .. | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | .. | 21 |
Hydrocephalus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Apoplexy | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
Paralysis | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Convulsions | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
III.—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||||
Brain Disease, &c. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Heart Disease, etc. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | 8 |
Bronchitis | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 9 |
Pneumonia | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | |
Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Stomach Disease, &c. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 |
Jaundice | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Liver Disease, &c. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Bright's Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
IV.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||||
Premature Birth | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Old Age | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
Atrophy and Debility | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Teething | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Intussusception | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Ovarian Tumour | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
V.—Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||||
Fractures and Contns. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
19 | 37 | 32 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 31 | 4 | =112 |