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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APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
Table I.
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 00 and under §0. | 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
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I.—Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||||
Measles | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Diphtheria | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diarrhoea | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Typhoid Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Continued Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Thrush | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
II.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||
Cancer | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Phthisis or Consmptn. | 2 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | 11 |
Hydrocephalus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Apoplexy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 |
Paralysis | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Convulsions | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||
Meningitis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Brain Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Heart Disease | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Bronchitis | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 9 |
Kidney Disease | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Liver Disease | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Lung Disease | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Jaundice | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Bowel Disease | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Bladder Disease | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
IV.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||
Premature Birth | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Old Age | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Atrophy and Debility | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Marasmus | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Inanition | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Tumour | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Teething | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Alcoholism | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
V.—Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||
Suicide | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Fractures and Contns. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Ovarian Disease | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
24 | 42 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 1 | =81 |