London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St James's 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. T
| 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. | All Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |||||
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Diarrhoea | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Croup... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |||||||
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Phthisis orConsumptn | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | |||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |||||||
| Hemorrhage | |||||||||||
| Apoplexy | 3 | ... | 4 | ||||||||
| Paralysis | 1 | ... | |||||||||
| Convulsions | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | |||||
| Epilepsy | 1 | ||||||||||
| III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Meningitis | •.. | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Heart Disease | 4 | 4 | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | |||||
| Bronchitis | 9 | 13 | 7 | 5 | ... | 6 | ... | 29 | |||
| Pneumonia | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | ||||||
| Bright's Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Liver Disease | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ||||||
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Jaundice | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||
| Kidney Disease | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Bladder Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Lung Disease | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |||||
| Stomach Disease | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Other Diseases | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |||
| Throat Disease | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |||||||
| IV.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Old Age | 1 | 3 | 13 | ... | ... | 12 | 5 | 17 | |||
| Inanition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Debility | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Asthma | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| V.— Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||
| Suffocation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dentition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Exhaustion | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Suicide | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||||
| 41 | 62 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 127 | ||