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. Table I.—
causes oF death. | Workhouse. | Under 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. | |||||||||
Scarlatina | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Measles | .. | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
Whooping Cough | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhoea | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Membranous Croup | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
II. — Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||
Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Phthisis (Consumption) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 8 |
Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Apoplexy. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 |
Paralysis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Ricketts | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
III .—Local Diseases. | |||||||||
Pertussis | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Brain Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
Heart Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Lung Disease | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Stomach Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Throat Disease | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 7 |
Laryigitis | .. | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Catarrh | .. | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Bronchitis | 3 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 12 |
Pneumonia | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 8 |
Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Hemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 |
Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | ||
Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Morbus Brightii | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Spinal Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
IV.—Developmental Diseases. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Old Age | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 |
Marasmus | 1. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Exhaustion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Inanition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. |
Premature Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
V.— Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
Syncope | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Gunshot Wound | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | .. | 1 |
Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
15 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 18 | .. | 111 |