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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APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. T able I.—
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | St James's 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. | ||||||||||
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Typhoid fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| II.— Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Phthisis or Consumption | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Apoplexy | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Paralysis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |||
| Convulsions | 7 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |
| Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| III—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Brain Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||
| Heart Disease | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||
| Lung Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |||
| Liver Disease | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Stomach Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Throat Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Laryngitis | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Catarrh | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||
| Bronchitis | 4 | 7 | 4 | .. | 1 | 10 | 32 | |||
| Pneumonia | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | ||||
| Meningitis | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
| Hemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | ||
| IV.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Old Age | 1 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Marasmus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Exhaustion | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |||
| Inanition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Atrophy and Debility | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Other Diseases | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | |||
| V.— Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||
| Fractures & Contusions | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||
| Syncope | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 |
| Suffocation | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Gunshot Wound | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |||
| Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | ||
| Shock from Scald | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| 98 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 6 | 119 |