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.
T able I.— Causes of Death for Quarter ending December 31st, 1877.
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. |
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I.—Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||||
Measles | 2 | 1 | . . | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Scarlatina | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 4 | 1 | . . | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Diarrhoea | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Typhoid Fever | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | . . | .. | 3 |
Rheumatism | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Syphilis | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | 1 |
Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
11.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||
Cancer | 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Phthisis | 10 | 16 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 32 | 12 | 2 | .. | 29 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Hydrocephalus | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hemorrhage | . . | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Apoplexy | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 |
Paralysis | . . | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Convulsions | 5 | 1 | . . | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
111.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||
Meningitis | . . | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Brain Fever, &c. | . . | 1 | .. | . . | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Brain Disease | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Heart Disease | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | 8 |
Bronchitis | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .. | 22 |
Asthma | . . | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Lung Disease | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Stricture of Intestns. | 2 | . . | . . | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Disease of Intestines | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Kidney Disease | . . | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
Liver Disease, &c. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 |
Bright's Disease | . . | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Skin Disease, &c. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Joint Disease, &c. | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
IV.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||
Premature Birth | . . | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Old Age | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Marasmus | . . | 2 | . . | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Atrophy and Debility | 4 | . . | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Tumour | . . | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
V.—Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||
Fractures and Contns. | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Suffocation | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | 1 |
62 | 69 | 15 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 3 | =146 |