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 Tear 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 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Scarlatina | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diptheria | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 4 | 9 | .. | 6 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 |
Diarrhœa | 6 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 18 |
Continued Fever | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Puerperal Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Rheumatism | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Pyæmia | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
II.— Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||
Gout | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Cancer | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 |
Phthisis or Consmptn. | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | .. | 19 |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hydrocephalus | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Apoplexy | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Paralysis | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Convulsions | 5 | 5 | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
III.— Local Diseases. | |||||||||||
Meningitis | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Brain Disease | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 |
Heart Disease | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 8 |
Bronchitis | 5 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 16 |
Pneumonia | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
Lung Disease | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 |
Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Jaundice | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Liver Disease, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Kidney Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Bright's Disease | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Laryngitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Bowel Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Dentition | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
IV.— Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||
Tumour | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l |
Old Age | 2 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 12 |
Premature Birth | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Marasmus | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Atrophy and Debility | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Inanition | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Malformation | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
V.— Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||
Suffocation | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | I | .. | .. | 1 |
Drowning | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Burning | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Carbuncle | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
55 | 94 | 22 | 63 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 171 |