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 I.—
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Union house. | Under 1 Year of Age. | Above 1 and nnder 5. | Above 5 and nnder 20. | Above 20 and under 40. | Above 40 and under 60. | Above 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | All Ages. |
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I.—Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||
Diarrhœa | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Whooping Cough | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
II, — Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||
Asthma | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Cancer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Convulsions | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
General Debility | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 |
Paralysis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
Phthisis (Consumption) | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 7 |
Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||
Brain Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
Cirrhosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Diseases of the Urinary Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Heart Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 |
Hemorrhage | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Kidney Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Liver Disease | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Lung Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Morbus Brightii | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Peritonitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Pneumonia | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 |
Stomach Disease | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Throat Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
IV.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||
Natural Causes | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Old Age | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
Premature Birth | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
V.— Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Syncope | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
11 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 76 |