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. | Under 1 Year of Age. | Above 1 and under 5. | Above 5 and under 20. | Above 20 and tinder 40. | Above 40 and under 60 | Above 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | All Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Typhoid Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Phthisis or Consumption | 11 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .. | 15 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Apoplexy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Paralysis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Convulsions | 4 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| III.—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Brain Disease | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Heart Disease | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 |
| Lung Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Liver Disease | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Stomach Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 15 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 7 | .. | 17 |
| Pneumonia | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 |
| Hemorrhage | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | ..• | 1 | 3 |
| Meningitis | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| IV. —Developmen taI Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Old Age | 1 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 2 | 13 |
| Marasmus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Child-birth | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Diseases | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Inanition | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Exhaustion | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| V.—Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Gunshot Wound | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Alcoholism | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Syncope | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suicide | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Suffocation | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 7 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 95 | |
EDWIN BROOKS
AND
WILLIAM HILL WATSON.
INSPECTOR OF NUIENANCE