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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |