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 I.—
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Golden Square. | Be??? Street | Workhous | Under1 Year of Age. | Above 1 and under 5. | Above 5 and under 90. | Above 20 and under 40. | Above 10 and under 6O. | Above 60 and under 80. | 80 and upward. | At all Ages. | |
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I.—Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||||
Small Pox | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Measles | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Scarlatina | . . | 3 | . . | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Diptheria | . . | 2 | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | . * | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Diarrhœa | 4 | 0 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | . . | ... | 11 | |
Typhoid Fever | 1 | . . | . . | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Continued Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Puerperal Fever | . . | 1 | . . | . | . . | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Thrush | . . | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | |
Cancer | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | . . | 2 | |
Phthisisor ConBmptn. | 7 | 12 | .. | .. | . . | 4 | 9 | 8 | . . | . . | 21 | |
Tubes Mesenterica | 2 | 1 | . . | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Hydrocephalus | . . | 2 | . . | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Apoplexy | 3 | 3 | .. | . . | 1 | . . | .. | 3 | 3 | . . | 7 | |
Paralysis | 1 | 3 | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | |
Convulsions | 5 | 0 | .. | 13 | 2 | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | |
III.—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||||
Meningitis | . . | 6 | . . | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
Brain Disease | 2 | 1 | . . | 2 | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 3 | |
Heart Disease | 1 | 3 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | 2 | . . | 4 | |
Bronchitis | 2 | 5 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | . . | 8 | |
Pneumonia | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | .. | 2 | |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | . . | . . | . a | . . | .. | 1 | . . | 1 | |
Intestine Disease | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | .. | 1 | |
Plight's Disease | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | . . | . . | 1 | |
Liver Disease, &c. | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | |
Kidney Disease | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | |
Laryngitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Lung Disease, Arc. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | . . | 2 | |
Stomach Disease | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Skin Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | . . | 1 | |
IV.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||||
Premature Birth | . . | 2 | . . | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Old Ago | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Marasmus | . . | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |
Atrophy and Debility | . . | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | 2 | |
Childbirth | . a | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | |
Inanition | 1 | 2 | . . | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
V.—Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||||
Fractures and Contns | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
Poison | 1 | 1 | .. | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | 2 | |
Suicide—wounds | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | .. | 1 | |
Alcoholism | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
43 | 91 | 17 | 52 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 151 |