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.—
| es of death. | Unionhouse. | Under 1 Year of Age. | Above 1 and under 5. | Above 5 andiunder 20. | Above 20 and under 40. | Above 40 and under 60. | Above 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | All Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | ||
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhoea | .. | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Phthisis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
| Tabes Menteric | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Convulsions | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | I | .. | .. | 1 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| General Debility | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| III—Local Diseases. | |||||||||
| Brain Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..'.. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Heart Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Lung Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Kidney Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Stomach Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Throat Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Croup | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | I | .. | ]0 |
| Meningitis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | |
| Peritonitis' | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Cirrhosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Morbus Brightii | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| IV —Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||
| Old Age | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Marasmus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Exhaustion | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Inanition | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Asthenia | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| V.—Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Syncope | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .1 | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 10 | l3 | 12 | 76 |