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 of 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 and under60. | Above 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | All Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Typhoid Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 5 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Phthisis or Consumption | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Apoplexy | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Paralysis | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Convulsions | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
| Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
| Epilepsy | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| III.—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Brain Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Heart Disease | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | 9 | |
| Lung Disease | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Liver Disease | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Stomach Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Throat Disease | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Croup | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||||
| Laryngitis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||
| Enteritis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||
| Bronchitis | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 9 | ||
| Pneumonia | 6 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diabetes | 2 | ... | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | |||
| IV—Developmental Diseases | ||||||||||
| Old Age | 9 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Marasmus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... |
| Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Exhaustion | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Inanition | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||
| Atrophy and Debility | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Other Diseases | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ||
| Premature of Birth | 3 | .. | 3 | ... | .. | |||||
| V.—Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syncope | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Gunshot Wound | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||
| Suicide | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |||||
| 92 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 108 |