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.
CAUSEH OF DEATH. | Gold on Square. | Berwick Street. | Workhouse. | Under 1 Year of Age | Above 1 anil under 5. | Above 5 and under 90. | Above 90 and under 40. | Above 40 and under 60 | Above 00 and uuder 80. | 80 and upwards. | At all Age. |
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I.—Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||||
Measles | 2 | 7 | .. | 2 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
Scarlet Fever | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Croup | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Whooping Cough | 4 | 6 | .. | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
Typhus Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Typhoid Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Intermittent Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Puerperal Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Rheumatism | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
II .—Constitutional Diseases. | .. | .. | |||||||||
Dropsy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Cancer | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Phthisis & Consmptn. | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | .. | 21 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Hydrocephalus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Apoplexy | 2 | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | .. | 11 |
Paralysis | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 6 |
Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | 3 | 0 | .. | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||
Meningitis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Brain Disease, &c | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 |
Heart Disease, &c. | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | 9 |
Bronchitis | 9 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | .. | 4 | 17 | 3 | 33 | |
Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | 1 | 7 | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 8 |
Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Asthma | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Lung Disease, &c | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Stomach Disease, & | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Colic | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Liver Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Spleen Disease | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Kidney Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Bright's Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Inflam'tion of Bladder | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Ulceration of Intests. | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Dyspepsia | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Hernia IV.—Developmental Diseases. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l |
Premature Birth | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
oldAge | .. | 3 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 8 | 13 |
Marasmus | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Atrophy and Debility | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 |
Iumour | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Inanition | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Ovarian Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Delirium | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Enid. Prostrate Gland | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
V.—Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||
Fractures and Contus. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Suffocation | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
65 | 93 | 43 | 44 | 40 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 41 | 12 | =201 |