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]
This page requires JavaScript
220
PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. T able I.—
| Causes of death . | Unionhouse. | Under 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 and upwards. | All Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I—Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||
| Typhoid Fever (Enteric) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 11.—Constitutional Diseases | |||||||||
| Phthisis (Consumption) | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .. | 10 |
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 6 |
| Paralysis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Convulsions | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | • • | .. | 1 |
| Gangrene | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| General Debility | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||
| Heart Disease | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 7 |
| Lung Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Throat Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Croup | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 7 |
| Meningitis | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Hemorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cirrhosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Morbus Brightii | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Elephantiasis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| IV.—Developmental Diseases | |||||||||
| Marasmus | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Exhaustion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Premature Birth | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Asthenia | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Old Age | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| V.—Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Syncope | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Delirium Tremens | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 25 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 34 | 4 | 105 |