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.
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 uuder 20. | Above 20 and under 40. | Above 40 and under 60 | Above 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | All Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | i |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | i |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | . | 2 |
| Pyæmia | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| II.—Constitutional Diseases | ||||||||||
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Phthisis (Consumption) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | 8 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 11 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Paralysis | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 6 |
| Convulsions | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Epilepsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Asthma | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| III.—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Brain Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Heart Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 7 |
| Liver Disea se | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rupture of Aorta | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Albuminuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| IV—Developmental Diseases | ||||||||||
| Old Age | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Child-birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Inanition | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Asthenia | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| V.—Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Syncope | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Suffocation | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| .. | 31 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 94 | |
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