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