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. Table I.—
| causes of death. | St. James Westminster. | Workhouse. | Unnder 1 Year of Age. | Above 1 and under 5. | Above 1 and under 20. | Above 20 and under 40. | Above 40 and under 60. | Above 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards.1 | All Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Zymotic Disease. | ||||||||||
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 6 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhœa | 14 | .. | 11 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Cancer | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Phthisis or Consumption | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 9 |
| Apoplexy | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Paralysis | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Convulsions | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| III.— Local Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Brain Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Heart Disease | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 |
| Lung Disease | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Liver Disease | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kidney Disease | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 8 |
| Stomach Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 8 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 8 |
| Throat Disease | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hemorrhage | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| IV.—Developmental | ||||||||||
| Old Age | 2 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | 2 | 14 |
| Marasmus | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Childbirth | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Exhaustion | 7 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Inanition | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Other Diseases | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| V.—Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syncope | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Gunshot Wound | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suffocation | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 93 | 19 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 112 | |