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. | 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. | |||||||||||
| Small Pox | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Scarlatina | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Diptheria | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Croup | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Whooping Congh | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Typhoid Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatism | .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Alcoholism | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Cancer | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Phthisis & Consmptn. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | 14 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Hydrocephalus | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 |
| Paralysis | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 |
| Epilepsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Brain Disease, &c | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Heart Disease, &c. | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 8 |
| Bronchitis | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | .. | 18 |
| Pneumonia | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Liver Disease, &c. | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | 8 |
| Lung Disease, &c. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Peritonitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Kidney Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Stricture of Intests. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Inflammtn. of Bowels | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| IV.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Old Age | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
| Marasmus | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Childbirth | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Tumour | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Inanition | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Spina Bifida | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| V.—Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||
| Fractures and Contns. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Suffocation | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Burns and Scalds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Suicide—Wounds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ Poison | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 36 | 70 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 5 | =124 |