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. | 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 80. | 80 and upwards. | All Ages. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I.—Zymotic, Discuses. | |||||||||
Influenza | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Whooping Cough | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
II. — Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||
Asthma | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Apoplexy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
Cancer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Convulsions | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
General Debility | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
Paralysis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 |
Phthisis (Consumption) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 |
Tabes Mesenteriea | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Tuberculosis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Tumour | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||
Bronchitis | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 20 | ... | 45 |
Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Enteritis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Heart Disease | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
Hemorrhage | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Kidney Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 |
Liver Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
Lung Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Meningitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Pneumonia | ... | 1 | l | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | |
Stomach Disease | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 |
Syphilis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Throat Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
IV. —Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||
Marasmus | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Old Age | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Premature Birth | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
V.— Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Suicide | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
Suffocation | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
Syncope | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
VI.—Other Causes | ... | 2 | ... | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
32 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 48 | 10 | 140 |
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