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. T able 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. |
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1.—Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||
Diarrhœa | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Whooping Cough | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
General Debility | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 6 |
Paralysis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Phthisis (Consumption) | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 |
Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||
Bronchitis | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 4 |
Enteritis | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Heart Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
Hemorrhage | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Kidney Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Lung Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Pneumonia | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 8 |
Stomach Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Throat Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
IV.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||
Exhaustion | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Marasmus | 1 | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Old Age | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
Premature Birth | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
V.— Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
Fractures and Contusions | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Suffocation | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
VI.—Other Causes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 68 |