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 OP 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. | |||||||||
| Group | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||||
| Puerperal | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Pyasmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Natural Fevpr | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||
| Cancer | .. | * | |||||||
| Phthisis (Consumption) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Apoplexy | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Paralysis | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Convulsions | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Pertuses | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||
| Skin Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Brain Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Heart Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 6 |
| Liver Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Stomach Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Throat Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Bronchitis | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 12 |
| Pneumonia | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rapture of Aorta | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Morbus Brightii | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Albuminuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| IV—Developmental Diseases. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| ..Old ..Age | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | |
| Marasmus | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
| Child.birth | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Inanition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Asthenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| V.—Violent Deaths. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syncope | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Alcholism | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | ... | .. |
| 19 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 77 |