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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causes of death. | Unionhouse. | Uniier 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 1 and upward s. | All Ages. |
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I.—Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||
Enteric Fever (Typhoid) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..... |
11.—Constitutional Diseases | |||||||||
Phthisis (Consumption) | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 7 | .. | ..... | 13 |
Tabes Mesenteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..... |
Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Convulsions | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Hepatilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Debility | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||
Brain Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Heart Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | 9 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | |
Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Throat Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..* |
Bronchitis | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 34 |
Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
Meningitis | .. | 1 | 1 | . . | .. | 1 | .. | .. | o. if |
Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Enteritis ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cirrhosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | . | 2 |
IV—DevelopvientalDiseases | |||||||||
Old Age | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | 1 | .. | 1 |
Marasmus | .. | 3 | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Exhaustion | 1 | 1 | .. | ... | ..... | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Inanition | .. | 3 | .. | .. | ..... | ... | .. | .. | 3 |
Asthenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ... | .. | 1 | |
Alelectatis | .. | 1 | ..... | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | 1 |
V.—Violent Deaths. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ..... | .. | 1 |
Syncope | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | . | 4 |
Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..... |
Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Siphilis | .. | 1 | .. | ...... | .. | .. | .. | ..... | 1 |
23 ^ | 22 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 111 |