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
| CAUSE 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 | 3 | 5 | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Croup | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| II— Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Gout | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Dropsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cancer | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Phthisis or Consmptn. | 7 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 11 | 7 | .. | .. | 20 |
| Tubes Mesenterica | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Apoplexy | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Paralysis | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 |
| Paralysis of Throat | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Epilepsy | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 |
| Stricture | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Convulsions | .. | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| III.— Local Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Meningitis | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Brain Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Brain Disease | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Heart Disease | 3 | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 10 |
| Bronchitis | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | .. | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 38 |
| Pneumonia | .. | 6 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Lung Disease, &c. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 |
| Stricture of Intestns. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Asthma | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Liver Disease, &c. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Kidney Disease | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Stomach Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Hernia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Skin Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Bowel Disease | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| IV.— Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Premature Birth | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Old Age | 4 | 3 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| Marasmus | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 5 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Inanition | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Malformation | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| V.— Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||
| Fractures and Contns. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| 68 | 77 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 52 | 8 | 187 | |
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