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. 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. |
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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 |