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St James's 1900

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

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Table: Table A.—DEATHS registered during the year 1900 in the District of St. Jambs, in the City of Westminster —a Metropolitan District.Classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.

Table A.—DEATHS registered during the year 1900 in the District of St. Jambs, in the City of Westminster —a Metropolitan District.

Classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.

Localities.Mortality from all causes, at subjoined ares.Mortality from subjoinedCauses—distinguishing deaths of children under five.
At all Ages.Under 1.1-5.5-15.15—25.25—65.65 and upwards.Ages. (i)12345678910111213141516171819202122
Small-Pox.Scarlet Fever. ‡Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Typhus.Enteric. §Fevers.Puerperal.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Cancer. *Injuries.All other Diseases.Totals.
Continued.Relapsing.
(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)
Parish of St. James (minus Union-House and Throat Hospital)2055114168152Under 5..................................4210...111......23868
5 upwds................3...............1.........18412014337137
Westminster Union-House, Poland St.4731......1132Under 5............................................................44
5 upwds........................................1...384......2743
Throat Hospital, Golden Square8.........26...Under 5..................................................................
5 upwds.................................................1...2...58
Totals2605415189884Under 5.................................4210...111......24272
5 upwds................3...............1...1...21502416369188
The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of Mortality.
Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto †111118476219Under 5...12....................................19,......21220
5 upwds.......2....................................1519141222791
Deaths occur'g within the district among persons not belonging thereto3O**3......21312Under 5............................................................33
5 upwds..............................................175211127

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* In the model form the heading of column 19 is left blank for the insertion of any other disease which it may be thought desirable to record. I have inserted "Cancer. One extra
column might well be devoted to the tabulation of "Malignant Growths," and another extra column to the tabulation of "Tuberculous Diseases"; but, for this, a greater precision is needed
than at present obtains in the Certificates as to the Causes of Death.
‡ The term "Scarlatina" often suggests that the cases are not infectious. As this is a dangerous mistake, Scarlet Fever is the only term used.
§ Enteric Fever is also called "Typhoid." The term Typhoid arose from the supposition that this fever was akin to Typhus. It is now known to be a distinct fever, generally
marked by an affection of the lining membrane of the intestine, which is as characteristic as is the affection the skin in Small-Pox. It is described here as Enteric Fever.
† More precisely, these figures are of "persons removed from St. James's." Some of these were more or less casually in the Parish, and are not fairly described as "belonging thereto."
** Including 3 deaths of persons of unknown address.