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St James's 1887

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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PARISH OF ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER.

APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table I.— Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Sept. 29,1887 .

causes of death.St. James, Westminster.Workhouse.Under 1 Year of Age.Above 1 and under 5.Above 5 and under 20.Above 20 and under 40.Above 40 and under60.Above 60 and under 80.80 and upwards.All Ages
I.—Zymotic Diseases.
Smallpox....................
Scarlet Fever1..1............1
Typhoid Fever....................
Enteric Fever....................
Measles....................
Whooping Cough1....1..........1
Diphtheria1..1............1
Diarrhœa526........1..7
Erysipelas2............2..2
Rheumatism....................
II.—Constitutional Diseases
Cancer....................
Phthisis or Consumption10111..351..11
Tabes Mesenterica3..3............3
Apoplexy4..........22..4
Paralysis2............2..2
Convulsions6....2..........6
Dropsy....................
Epilepsy1............1...1
III.—Local Diseases.
Brain Disease..1......1......1
Heart Disease81.......144..9
Lung Disease.....................
Liver Disease3........111..3
Kidney Disease....................
Stomach Disease.....................
Throat Disease21........21..3
Croup2....2.............2
Laryngitis1...............1.....1
Enteritis1.........1............1
Bronchitis8121....33..9
Pneumonia6..2....31....6
Meningitis1....1..........1
Hemorrhage....................
Diabetes2.............11..2
IV—Developmental Diseases
Old Age96..........13215
Marasmus.....................
Childbirth.....................
Exhaustion..1......1......1
Inanition3..3............3
Atrophy and Debility224............4
Other Diseases2..2.............4
Premature of Birth3..3.................3
V.—Violent Deaths.
Fractures and Contusions....................
Syncope....................
Suffocation....................
Gunshot Wound.......................
Alcoholism1..........1.......1
Suicide2..........1.....2
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