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 I.—
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | St. James's | 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. | ||||||||||
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Croup | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Cancer | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Phthisis or Consumption | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .. | 14 |
| Apoplexy | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | 9 |
| Paralysis | 1 | 3 | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 |
| Convulsions | 8 | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| III.-Local Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Brain Disease | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Lung Disease | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Heart Disease | 10 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 2 | .. | 12 |
| Liver Disease | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Stomach Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Kidney Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 34 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | .. | 47 |
| Pneumonia | 8 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 8 |
| Hamorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Laryngitis | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| IV.—Developmental | ||||||||||
| Old Age | 7 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Marasmus | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Childbirth | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Inanition | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Other Diseases | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| V.— Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||
| Fractures & Contusions | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Gunshot Wound | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Syncope | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | |
| Exhaustion | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| 130 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 12 | 161 | |