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
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Union house. | 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 SO. | 80 and upwards. | All Ages. |
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I.—Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||
Diarrhœa | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Diphtheria | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Influenza | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Whooping Cough | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
II.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||
Apoplexy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
Cancer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
Convulsions | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
General Debility | 9 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 10 |
Paralysis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 |
Phthisis (Consumption) | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 10 |
Tuberculosis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||
Bronchitis | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Heart Disease | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
Hemorrhage | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Kidney Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Liver Disease | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
Lung Disease | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Meningitis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Peritonitis | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 |
Throat Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
IV—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||
Malnutrition | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Marasmus | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Old Age | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
Premature Birth | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
V.— Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
Accidental Poisoning | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Suffocation | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Syncope | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 29 | 6 | 103 |