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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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PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.

Table: Table I.— Causes of Death during Quarter ending Mar.31st, 1896

Table I.— Causes of Death during Quarter ending Mar.31st, 1896

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.
Diarrhoea.....................1...1
Measles...5102............17
Membraneous Croup......1...............1
Rheumatism.........1......1...2
Scarlet Fever......1............1
Whooping Cough...2..................2
Puerperal Fever............1.........1
II.— Constitutional Diseases.
Apoplexy...............2...2
Cancer...............2......2
Convulsions12............1...3
Epilepsy1..... .......1...1
General Debility42.........2...4
Paralysis1...............1...1
Phthisis (Consumption)1.........23......5
Tuberculosis...1......1.........2
III.— Local Diseases.
Brain Disease...1..................1
Bronchitis...23......15112
Enteritis...2..................2
Heart Disease211......22...6
Hemorrhage..................1...1
Liver Disease...............1...1
Lung Disease...1..................1
Meningitis...11...............2
Pneumonia...............2......2
Syphilis..................1...1
IV. —Developmental Diseases.
Asthenia...2..................2
Marasmus...3..................3
Old Age1...............22
Premature Birth...1..................1
V.— Violent Deaths.
Suffocation...1............1...2
Syncope2............11...2
VI.— Other Causes111...1...3...6
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