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 Diseases. | |||||||||
Diarrhœa | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | |
Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Asthma | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Cancer | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
Epilepsy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
General Debility | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
Phthisis (Consumption) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
Tuberculosis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||
Brain Disease | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Bronchitis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Enteritis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Heart Disease | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 7 |
Hemorrhage | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
Kidney Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Liver Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Meningitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Stomach Disease | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Throat Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
IV.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||
Asthenia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
Exhaustion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Marasmus | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Premature Birth | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
V. — Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
Delirium Tremens | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | l |
Fractures and Contusions | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Suffocation | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Syncope | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
9 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 58 |
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