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. Table 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. | |||||||||
| Measles | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Influenza | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||
| Phthisis (Consumption) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | •• | 2 |
| Convulsions | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• |
| Gangrene | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| General Debility | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 |
| III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||
| Heart Disease | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 |
| Lung Disease.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Stomach Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| Throat Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Croup | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 9 |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| IV—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||
| Old Age | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Marasmus | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Exhaustion | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| v.—Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
| Syncope | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Suffocation | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Accidental Poisoning | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 78 |