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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PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. T able I.—
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Umonhouse. | 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 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Diphtheria | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Influenza | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||
| Phthisis (Consumption) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 |
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Tabes Menterica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Apoplexy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Paralysis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
| Convulsions | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tuberculosis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Gangrene | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
| General Debility | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 |
| III__Local Diseases. | |||||||||
| Heart Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Stomach Disease | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 8 |
| Throat Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Pneumonia | • • | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| IV —Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||
| Old Age | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Marasmus | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Exhaustion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Premature Birch | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| V.—Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Syncope | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
| 14 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 88 |