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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |