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 EE POET OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. T able I.—
causes OF death. | Workhouse. | Tinker 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) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. |
Measles | ... | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ... | . . . | 2 |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rbeumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | ||
11.—Constitutional Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Phthisis (Consumption) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | o z | .. | 10 | |
Tabes Mesenteric | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
Paralysis | . .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Convuislons | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
Epilepsy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Asthma | ... | .. | .. | .. | .... | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | ... | |
Tuberculosis | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . . | . . | 1 |
Tumour | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | . . . | 1 | 3 |
Hepatilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ... | . . . | 2 |
III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||
Brain Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Heart Disease | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | , , | 4 |
Lung Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | . , | 1 |
Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | , , | o |
Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... |
Stomach Disease | ... | .. | .. | ... | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Throat Disease | ... | .. | .. | ... | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | |
Croup | ... | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | 1 | |
Bronchitis | 6 | 4 | 2 | .. | ,, | 4 | .. | .. | 11 |
Pneumonia | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |
Meningitis | ... | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Hemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Peritonitis | .. | . . | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | . . . | 3 |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Cirrhosis | ... | ... | .. | .. | . . | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Pleurisy | ... | . . | .. | .. | ... | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Venereal Disease | ... | . , | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... | .. |
IV—DevelopmentalDiseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Old Age | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Marasmus | ... | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
Exhaustion | , , | . . | .. | .. | ... | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Inanition | 2 | .. | .. | ... | , . | .. | .. | 2 | |
Premature Birth | ... | 2 | .. | .. | .. | . . | . . | .. | 2 |
Asthenia | t . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
V.—Violent Deaths. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Fractures and Contusions | ... | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | . . | . , | 1 |
Syncope | ... | .. | .. | .. | . . . | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ... | 1 |
25 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 103 |