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St Giles (Camden) 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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TABLE III.—
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | 0 to 1. | AGES. | 60 and upwards. | Total under Five Years of Age. | Grand Total all Ages. | SUB-DISTRICTS. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 60. | St. George Bloomsbury. | St. Giles, South. | St. Giles, North. | |||||
| Brought forward | 22 | 4 | 2 | - | 30 | 50 | 26 | 108 | 35 | 52 | 21 |
| 2 .DISEASES OF ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense, e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 3. DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. Pericarditis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Acute Endocarditis | - | -_ | _- | l | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | - | - | - | l | 20 | - | 1 | - | 16 | 5 | |
| Other Diseases of Heart | — | — | - | 4 | 24 | 18 | - | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 |
| Aneurism | - | — | — | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | - | - | - | 1 | |||||||
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | -_ | -_ | -_ | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | — |
| 4. DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. Laryngitis | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | z | — |
| Emphysema, Asthma | - | - | - | _ | — | ||||||
| Bronchitis | 32 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 80 | 59 | 214 | 51 | 123 | 40 |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 25 | 17 | 91 | 16 | 14 | |
| Pleurisy | - | l | - | - | 2 | I | 1 | 61 | 14 | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 61 | 1 | |
| 5. DISEASES OF DIGESTIVE ORGANS. Dentition | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | 5 | - |
| Sore Throat, Quinsey- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| Diseases of Stomach | l | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | ||
| Enteritis | 4 | ||||||||||
| Obstructive Diseases of In0testine | -1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Peritonitis | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | X | Y | 4 | — | |
| Ascites | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | — | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | - | - | - | - | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | ||
| Jaundice, and other Diseases of Liver | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | - | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | — | |
| 6. DISEASES OF LYMPHATIC SYSTEM. | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| 8. DISEASES OF URINARY SYSTEM. Nephritis | - | 1 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Bright s Disease, Albuminuria | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 3 | - | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | — | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |