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St James's 1860

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

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Saint James, Westminster.

Table: Deaths in Quarter ending June23rd,1860.

Deaths in Quarter ending June23rd,1860.

CAUSES OF DEATH.St. James's Square.Golden Square.Berwick Street.Workhouse.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.Above 80 and upwards.At all Ages.
Small Pox. .2. .. .11. .. .. .. .. .2
Scarlatina. .. .2. .111. .. .. .. .3
Croup. .. .1. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .1
Hooping Cough144. .54. .. .. .. .. .9
Typhus..2. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .2
Erysipelas. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .1
Diarrhoea..I. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .1
Remittent Fever2. .. .. .11. .. .. .. .. .2
Syphilis1. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1
Gout ... ...... .. .. .. .. .11. .1
Dropsy2. .. .. .. .. .. .1... .2
Cancer11. .. .. .. .. .21. .. .3
Mortification... .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .1
Scrofula. .22. .2. .2. .. .. .. .4
Tabes Mesenterica. .1. .. .22. .16. .. .4
Phthisis3111112. .. .5142. .37
Hydrocephalus. .12. .111. .. .. .. .3
Apoplexy. .1. .1. .. .. .. .11. .2
Paralysis2111. .. .. .. .. .4. .5
Epilepsy. .2. .. .. .1. .. .11. .2
Convulsions145. .71. .1. .. .10
Disease of Brain, &c.14... .2111. .. .. .5
Disease of Heart, &c.4421..1. .235. .11
Bronchitis761623311912. .31
Pleurisy. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .1
Pneumonia280..57. .31. .. .16
Disease of Lungs, &c2. .1. .. .2. .. .21. .5
Gastritis. .. .1. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .1
Peritonitis. .1... .. .. .. .. .2. .. .2
Ulceration of Intestin. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .1
Disease of Stomach,&c. ...1. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .1
Disease of Liver, &c.11. .. .. .. .. .. .21. .3
Disease of Kidneys, &c111. .. .. .. .111. .3
Ovarian Dropsy. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .1
Premature Birth..1... .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1
Teething122. .41. .. .. .. .. .5
Old Age24248. .. .. .. .6. .12
Atrophy and Debilit134. .2. .. .. .1. .11
Suffocation. .1. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1
Causes not specified.1. .2. .11. .. .1. ...3
377169334631122744419= 210