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 OP ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table I.—
| CAUSES OF DEATHS. | St. James, Westminster. | 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. | ||||||||||
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | 3 | . . | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| II.—Constitutional | ||||||||||
| Cancer | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Phthisis or Consumption | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | 9 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Paralysis | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Convulsions | 13 | .. | 8 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 |
| Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | ||
| III.— Local Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Brain Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Heart Disease | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | 9 |
| Lung Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Liver Disease | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Kidney Disease | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Stomach Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 16 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | 18 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Croup | . . | .. | . . | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | ||
| Abscess | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | ||
| Meningitis | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| IV.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Old Age | 5 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| Marasmus | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Childbirth | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Inanition | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Exhaustion | 9 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 1 | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Diseases | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 |
| V.—Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | 2 | 1 | . . | .. | . . | 1 | 1 | 1 | . . | 3 |
| Syncope | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Suffocation | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | . . | .. | 2 |
| Gunshot Wound | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Alcoholism | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 102 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 29 | 7 | 125 | |