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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APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table I.—
CAUSES OP DEATHS. | Unionhouse. | Under 1 Year of Age. | Above 1 and under 5. | Above 5 and under 20. | Above 20 end under 40. | Above 40 and under 60. | Above 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | All Ages. |
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I.—Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
General Debility | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
General Decay | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
II.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||
Phthisis (Consumption) | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | 10 |
Tabes Mesenteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 |
Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Convulsions | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Tuberculosis „ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Senile Gangrene | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
III. —Local Diseases. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Brain Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Heart Disease | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Luug Disease.. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Stomach Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Throat Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bronchitis | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | 16 | |
Pneumonia | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 8 |
Meningitis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
Cirrhosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
IV.—Developmental | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Old Age | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Marasmus | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
Exhaustion .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Inanition | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Premature Birch | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Asthenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
V.—Violent Deaths. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Fractures and Contusions .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Syncope | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rupture of Bowels .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
20 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 91 |