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. |
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I.— Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||||
Measles | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
Scarlatina | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Continued Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
II.— Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||
Dropsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Cancer | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 |
Phthisis or Consmptn. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 7 |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Hydrocephalus | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Hemorrhage | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Apoplexy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Paralysis | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Epilepsy | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
Convulsions | 2 | 4 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
III.— Local Diseases. | |||||||||||
Meningitis | .. | 8 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Brain Disease | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 6 |
Heart Disease | 1 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
Bronchitis | 5 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 17 |
Pneumonia | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 |
Laryngitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Liver Disease, &c. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Lung Disease | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
Skin Disease | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
Bladder Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Throat Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
IV.— Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||
Premature Birth | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Old Age | 5 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Marasmus | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Atrophy and Debility | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Childbirth | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Inanition | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Tumour | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
V.— Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||
Fractures and Contns. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Suicides | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Suffocation | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Carbuncle | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
49 | 74 | 20 | 37 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 143 |