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.
Table I.—
| CAUSES OP DEATH. | 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 ana under 60 | Above 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | All Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Typhoid fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Messles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | ||
| Diphtheria | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Diarrhœa | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cancer | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Phthisis or Consumption | 16 | .. | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | .. | .. | 16 | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |||
| Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Convulsions | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
| Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Brain Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Heart Disease | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Lung Disease | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Liver Disease | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
| Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Stomach Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Throat Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Croup | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Catarrh | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bronchitis | 22 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 23 |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Meningitis | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Hemorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Old Age | 1 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 2 | 14 | |
| Marasmus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Child-birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Exhaustion | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Inanition | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
| Atrophy and Debility | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |||||
| Other Diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |||||
| Premature of Birth | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syncope | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suffocation | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
| Gunshot Wound | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suicide | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 96 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 115 |