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.
T able 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 under 60. | Above 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | All Ages. |
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I.—Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||
Enteric Fever (Typhoid) | . . . | . . | ... | . . | 1 | 2 | . . | . . | . . | 3 |
Measles | . . . | . . | 1 | 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 3 |
Whooping Cough | . . | . . | . . | 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 |
Diphtheria | . . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
Erysipelas | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . . | . . | 1 |
Rheumatism | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | ... | . . | 1 |
11.—Constitutional Diseases | ||||||||||
Phthisis (Consumption) | . . | 2 | . . | . . | . . | 6 | 7 | . . | . . | 13 |
Apoplexy | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 2 | . . | . . | 3 |
Paralysis | . . | 3 | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 2 | 2 | . . | 5 |
Convulsions | . . . | . . . | 8 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 9 |
Asthma | . . | . . | . . . | . . | . . | 1 | 3 | . . | . . | 4 |
Spina Bifida | ... | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | ... | 1 |
Tuberculosis | .. | ... | 1 | ... | . .. | . .. | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
III.—Local Diseases | ||||||||||
Brain Disease | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 |
Heart Disease | ... | . . | . . | . . | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | . . | 4 |
Lung Disease | ... | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
Liver Disease | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | ... | 4 | . . | . . | 4 |
Kidney Disease | ... | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 |
Stomach Disease | ... | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | ... | 1 | . . | 1 |
Throat Disease | ... | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | ... | . . | 1 |
Bronchitis | ... | 2 | 5 | 5 | . . | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 30 |
Pneumonia | ... | ... | . .. | 1 | 1 | . .. | 3 | 1 | ... | 6 |
Meningitis | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | . .. | 2 | ... | ... | . . | 5 |
Hemorrhage | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . | . . | . . | 3 | . . | 3 |
Enteritis | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . .. | 1 | 1 | . . | 3 |
Cirrhosis | ... | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | ... | 1 |
Pleurisy | ... | ... | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | ... | 1 |
Venereal Disease | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | . . | ... | 2 |
IV—DevelopmentalDiseases | ||||||||||
Old Age | ... | 15 | ... | . . | . . | . . | . . | 14 | 5 | 19 |
Marasmus | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
Exhaustion | ... | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 |
Premature Birth | ... | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
V.—Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||
Fractures and Contusions | . . | . . | ... | ... | ... | . . | ... | 1 | . | 1 |
Syncope | ... | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | 2 |
Suffocation | ... | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
Alcoholism | ... | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | 1 |
Suicide . | ... | . . | ... | . . | ... | ... | 1 | . . | ... | 1 |
25 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 44 | 35 | 7 | 140 |