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'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 a nd upwards. | All Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Measles | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Phthisis (Consumption) | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .. | 13 |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Paralysis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
| Convulsions | .. | 1 | 6 | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | 6 |
| Epilepsy | ... | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| III—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Brain Disease | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Heart Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Lung Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Throat Disease | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Pneumonia | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 8 |
| Meningitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Pleuritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rupture of Aorta | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Morbus Brightii | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| IV.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Old Age | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Exhaustion | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Inanition | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Premature Birth | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Asthenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| V.— Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||
| Fractures & Contusions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Syncope | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Suicide | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| 17 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 97 | ||