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St James's 1892

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

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Table: PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.Table I.—Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Sept.30,1892

PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.

APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.

Table I.—Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Sept.30,1892

CAUSES OF DEATH.Unionhouse.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 Agea.
I.—Zymotic Diseases.
Cholera....1..........1
Diarrhoea..2......1....3
Measles2..2..........2
......11......2
11.—Constitutional Diseases.
Apoplexy........11..13
Cancer..........1....1
Convulsions..121........4
General Debility211..........2
Paralysis2........21..3
Phthisis (Consumption)........331..7
Tabes Mesenteric..11..........2
III.—Local Diseases.
Bronchitis..21....11..5
Enteritis..1............1
Heart Disease............2..2
Liver Disease1........11..2
Meningitis..13..........4
Morbus Brightii..........2....2
Throat Disease....1....2....3
IV.—Developmental Diseases
Exhaustion............1..1
Marasmus23............3
Premature Birth..4............4
Old Age2..........224
V.—Violent Deaths.
Alcoholism1........1....1
Delirium Tremens1......1......1
Suicide........1......1
Suffocation..1............1
Syncope............2..2
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