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.
Table of Causes of Death for Quarter ending June 24th, 1876.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | 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. | 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Measles | 8 | 4 | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
| Scarlatina | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Diarrhoea | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Fever Infantile | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Syphilis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 11.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Cancer | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Phthisis &. Consmptn. | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | .. | .. | 25 |
| Hydrocephalus | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Apoplexy | 5 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 12 |
| Paralysis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Convulsions | 2 | 6 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Meningitis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Brain Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Heart Disease, &c. | 3 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | .. | 11 |
| Bronchitis | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | .. | 20 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Asthma | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Lung Disease, &c. | 4 | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
| Stomach Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Liver Disease, &c. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 5 |
| Kidney Disease | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Laryngitis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Dyspepsia | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Stricture of Intestns. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| IV.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Premature Birth | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Old Age | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Marasmus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Tumour | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Inanition | .. | 6 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Pyœmia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Addisons Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| V.—Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||
| Fractures and Contns. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Suffocation | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 56 | 76 | 32 | 46 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 35 | 6 | =164 |