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