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St James's 1859

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

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Deaths in Quarter ending June 25 th, 1859.

CAUSES OF DEATH.St. James's Square.Golden Square.Berwick Street.Workhouse.Under 1 Year of Age.Above 1 and under 5.Above 10 and under 20.Above 20 and under 40.Above 40 and under 60.Above 60 and under 80.Above 80 and upwards.At all Ages.
Debility from Pre- mature Birth, &c...22..4............4
Age2113..........527
Small Pox....1..1............1
Measles276..411..........15
Scarlatina15......24........6
Hooping Cough465..852........15
Croup1......1............1
Infantile Fever1..1..2............2
Typhus111......1..11..3
Metria2..........1....1..2
Erysipelas1..............1....1
Syphilis..1....1............1
Dropsy..1..................1
Cancer..2..3........5....5
Tabes Mesenterica....2222..........4
Phthisis4710612210111..27
Hydrocephalus..44..53..........8
Apoplexy......1........1....1
Paralysis2..12........3....5
Tentanus..1........1........1
Convulsions143..71..........8
Disease of Brain, &c.15523224..2..13
Disease of Heart, &c.4142....1861..11
Laryngitis1....11......1....2
Bronchitis..70152..223..14
Pneumonia..62334....4....11
Asthma..2..1........3....3
Disease of Lungs, &c.22......1..11....4
Teething3..1..22..........4
Quinsey....1..1............1
Peritonitis11..2......81....4
Hernia..1....1............1
Strict. Intestinal Canal1............1......1
Disease of Stornach, &c2..............2....2
Disease of Liver......1........1....1
Nephritis....1............1..1
Disease of Kidneys, &c11..1......111..3
Childbirth....1........1......1
Disease of Joints, &c.....1..1............1
Want of Breast Milk..11..2............2
Hanging, &c.11............11..2
Suffocation, &c.23....4..1........5
Fractures......1....1........1
Causes not specified...11..1......1....2
417461326037162645212= 207