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. | |||||||||||
Small Pox | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Scarlatina | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
Diptheria | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Diarrhœa | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Puerperal Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
II.— Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||
Gout | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Cancer | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Phthisis or Consmptn. | 7 | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | .. | 18 |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hydrocephalus | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Apoplexy | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | 8 |
Paralysis | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Convulsions | 5 | 3 | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
III.— Local Diseases. | |||||||||||
Meningitis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Brain Disease | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
Heart Disease | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | .. | 19 |
Bronchitis | 9 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 6 | .. | .. | 8 | 15 | .. | 41 |
Pneumonia | 1 | 5 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Asthma | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Liver Disease | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
Kidney Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Lung Disease | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 |
Hip Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Bowel Disease | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Uterus Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
IV.— Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||
Old Age | 3 | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
Premature Birth | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Atrophy and Debility | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Inanition | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
V.— Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||
Fractures and Contns. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Suicide | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Suffocation | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Hanging | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Delirium Tremens | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
58 | 93 | 42 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 50 | 8 | 193 |