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, WESTMINSTER.
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 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.— Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Small Pox | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Measles | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Scarlatina | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| II.— Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Phthisis or Consmptn. | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 9 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Apoplexy | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 2 | .. | 9 |
| Paralysis | 4 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 4 | .. | 10 |
| Convulsions | 4 | 6 | .. | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| III.— Local Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Meningitis | 2 | 5 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
| Brain Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Heart Disease | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Bronchitis | 11 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .. | 2 | 10 | 16 | .. | 35 |
| Intersusception | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Intestine Disease | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Asthma | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Liver Disease, &c. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 5 |
| Kidney Disease | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Lung Disease, &c. | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 5 |
| Bladder Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Uterus Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Carbuncle | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Gout in Bladder | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Tuberculosis | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Hemorrhage | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Throat | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| IV— Developmental Dsieases. | |||||||||||
| Old Age | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Childbirth | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Inanition | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| V.— Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||
| Fractures and Contns. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 63 | 70 | 17 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 37 | 7 | 147 | |