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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PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. T able 1. -
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Golden Square. | Berwick Street. | Workhouse. | Under 1 Year of Age. | Above 1 and under 5. | Above 6 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 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatism | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| II.-Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Cancer | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | ||
| Phthisis or Consmptn. | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 11 | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Apoplexy | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | |||
| Paralysis | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
| Convulsions | 3 | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |
| III-Local Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Meningitis | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Brain Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Heart Disease | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 17 | 9 | 9 | 3 | .. | 1 | 11 | 11 | .. | 35 | |
| Catarrh | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Pneumonia | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | |
| Liver Disease | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 |
| Lung Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Stomach Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
| Hemorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Premature of Birth | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| IV.-Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Old Age | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 7 | 13 | ||
| Childbirth | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||
| Marasmus | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Diseases | .. | 10 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| V.- Violent Deaths | |||||||||||
| Fractures & Contns | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Gunshot Wound | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Syncope | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
| 50 | 54 | 27 | | 20 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 47 | 10 | 131 |