London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St James's 1893
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |