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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |