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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 OP ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER.

APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. T able I.— Causes of Death during Quarter ending Dec. 26th,1887.

CAUSES OF DEATHS.St. James. Westminster.Workhouse.Under 1 Year of Age.Above 1 and under 5.Above 5 and under 20.Above 20 and under 40Above 40 and under 60.Above 60 and under SO.80 and upwards.All Ages.
I.—Zymotic Diseases.
Smallpox..................
Scarlet Fever1......1........1
Typhoid Fever..................
Enteric Fever..................
Measles8..251........8
Whooping Cough..................
Diphtheria..................
Diarrhœa2..1........1..2
Erysipelas..................
Rheumatism..................
II.—ConstitutionalDiseases.
Cancer2..........11..2
Phthisis or Consumption9..1........1..9
Tabes Mesenterica1....1..........1
Apoplexy4..........31..4
Paralysis1..........1....1
Convulsions4..4............4
Dropsy1............1..1
Epilepsy..................
Asthma1..........1....1
III.— Local Diseases.
Brain Disease..................
Heart Disease72....1233..9
Lung Disease..................
Liver Disease3........12....3
Kidney Disease..................
Stomach Disease..11............1
Throat Disease..................
Croup1..........1....1
Laryngitis1....1..........1
Diabetes1....1..........1
Bronchitis2351152..37..28
Pneumonia7....3....13..7
Meningitis2..11..........2
Hemorrhage21......1..2..3
IV.—Developmental Diseases.
Old Age68..........9514
Marasmus..................
Childbirth..................
Exhaustion4....1....12..4
lnanition1..1............1
Atrophy and Debility1221..........3
Other Diseases4..1..1..11..4
V.— Violent Deaths.
Fractures and Contusions1........1......1
Syncope1............1..1
Suffocation1..1............1
Gunshot Wound..................
Alcoholism1........1......1
Suicide1......1........1
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