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 |