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 OP ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.
appendix to report of medical officer of health. Table I.—
CAUSES OF DEATHS. | Workhouse. | Under 1 Year of Age. | Above 1 and under 5. | Above B 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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1.—Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||
Enteric Fever (Typhoid) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Whooping Cough | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Diarrhoea | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 |
Croup | ..... | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ] |
11.—ConstitutionalDiseases. | |||||||||
Cancer | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Phthisis (Consumption) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 8 |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Apoplexy. | .. | .. | . . | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Paralysis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Convulsions | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Pertenesis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
iii. — Local Diseases. | |||||||||
Brain Disease | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Heart Disease | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
Lung Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Stomach Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Throat Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bronchitis | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Meningitis | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pleuritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rupture of Aorta | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Morbus Brightii | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Spinal Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
iv.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||
Old Age | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
Exhaustion | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Inanition | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Premature of Birih | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Asthenia | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
v.—Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Syncope | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Syphilus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
17 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 74 |