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.
appendix to report of medical officer of health.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table I.—
| causes of DEATHS. | St. James, Westminster. | Workhouse. | Under 1 Year ofAge. | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Diphtheria | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| II.—ConstitutionalDiseases. | ||||||||||
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Phthisis (Consumption) | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 |
| Paralysis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| III .—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Brain Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Heart Disease | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 |
| Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Stomach Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Throat Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 8 |
| Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 |
| Meningitis | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Hemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Enteritis | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Spinal Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| IV.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Old Age | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Marasmus | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| Inanition | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cyanosis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| V.—Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||
| Syncope | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Gunshot Wound | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| .. | 11 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 95 | |