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St James's 1896
Report for the year 1896 made to the Vestry of Saint James's, Westminster
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The following Table gives a summary of the certified causes
of death among persons dying in outlying institutions, after
having been removed from the district of St. James's, Westminster,
during the year 1896: —
Accidental Injury
4
Aortic Disease
1
Apoplexy
3
Brain Disease
6
Bronchitis
4
Cancer
12
Congenital Debility
1
Convulsions
1
Diarrhoea
2
Drunkenness
1
Epilepsy
1
Erysipelas
1
Gastric Ulcer
2
Gastritis
1
Heart Disease
5
Kidney Disease
7
Measles
3
Meningitis
3
Mesenteric Disease
1
Paralysis (General), 2: Hemiplegia, 1
3
Peritonitis
1
Phthisis
18
Pneumonia
3
Premature Birth
1
Scarlet Fever
2
Senile Decay
4
Septicaemia
1
Spina Bifida
1
Spinal Caries
1
Strangulated Hernia
1
Tubercular Enteritis
1
Typhoid
2
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