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.
| CAUSES OF DEATHS. | 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 under 60. | Above 60 and under SO. | 80 and upwards. | All Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Typhoid Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| II.—ConstitutionalDiseases. | ||||||||||
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||
| Phthisis or Consumption | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Apoplexy | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | |
| Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Convulsions | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| III.— Local Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Brain Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Heart Disease | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | ||
| Lung Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||
| Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Stomach Disease | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Throat Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Laryngitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | 23 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | .. | 7 | .. | ||
| Pneumonia | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | ||
| Meningitis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
| Hemorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | ||
| IV.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Old Age | 6 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Marasmus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | |||
| lnanition | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Other Diseases | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| V.— Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Syncope | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Gunshot Wound | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Suicide | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| 102 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 33 | 5 | 121 |