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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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | St. James's Square. | Golden Square. | Berwick Street. | Workhouse. | Under 1 Year of Ape. | Above I and under 5. | Above 5 and uuder 20. | Above 20 and uuder 40. | Above 40 and uuder 60. | Above 60 and uuder 80. | SO and upwards. | At all Ages. |
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| 1.—Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| Measles | . | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrloea | . . | . . | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Rheumatism | 1 | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 3 |
| Influenza | . . | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Blood Poison | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | 1 |
| Cancer | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | 1 |
| Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| Consumpt'n, Phthisis | 4 | 10 | 4 | 12 | . . | . . | 4 | 0 | 17 | . . | . . | 30 |
| Hydrocephalus | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Apoplexy | . . | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | . . | 0 |
| Paralysis | . . | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | . . | 7 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Syphilis | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | 1 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Meningitis .. | 1 | . . | 2 | . . | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Brain Disease, &c. | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Heart Disease, &c. | . . | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | . . | .. | . . | 5 | 8 | . . | 8 |
| Bronchitis | 11 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 4 | .. | 4 | 12 | 21 | . . | 40 |
| Bright's Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
| Lary ngitis | . . | 2 | . . | . . | . . | 1 | .. | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | . . | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | . . | 3 | 2 | . . | 7 |
| Asthma | . . | 1 | 1 | 1 | . . | .. | . . | 1 | 2 | . . | 3 | |
| Lung Disease, &c. | . . | 4 | . . | . . | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Stomach Disease, &c. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | 3 | |||
| Jaundice | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Liver Disease, &c. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | . . | 4 |
| Kidney Disease | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | . . | 2 |
| Uterus Disease | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | . . | . . | 2 |
| IV.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | . . | . . | 2 | . . | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Old Age | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | . . | . . | .. | . . | . . | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | . . | .. | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 3 |
| Cyanosis | 1 | .. | .. | . . | . . | 1 | .. | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
| Childbirth | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Intussusception | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | 1 |
| Tumours | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | . . | . . | 2 |
| Inanition | . . | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | . . | .. | . . | .. | . . | . . | 2 |
| V. — Violent Deaths. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Fractures and Contns. | . . | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | . . | 2 |
| Hanging | . | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | . | . . | 1 |
| Suffocation .. | 1 | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| 42 | 03 | 52 | 54 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 55 | 9 | =201 |