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St James's 1860

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

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Deaths in Quarter ending December1800.

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 SO.Above SO and upwards.At all Ages.
Measles....7..34..........7
Scarlatina..53..152........8
Diphtheria11....1....1......2
Croup....1....1..........1
Hooping Cough165149..........13
Typhus..12....111......3
Metria..1..........1......1
Rheumatism..12......1..1..13
Syphilis....1..1............1
Intemperance......1......1......1
Gout..1..............1..1
Dropsy2................2..2
Cancer......2........1l..2
Scrofula..1......1..........1
Tabes Mesenterica..2..111......1..3
Phthisis48751..481 1....24
Hydrocephalus..31..13..........4
Apoplexy2..1........111..3
Paralysis..2..4........15..6
Convulsions..53..71..........8
Disease of Brain, &c.12......2..1......3
Disease of Heart, &c.1411......331..7
Laryngitis..2......2..........2
Bronchitis3910..741181..22
Pneumonia136264....2....12
Asthma..• •..1............1
Disease of Lungs, &c...2..........11....2
Enteritis....1..1............1
Peritonitis..1..............1..1
Stricture of Intestines1..............1....1
Disease of Stomach,&c.1..........1........1
Hepatitis..1............1....1
Disease of Liver, &c.....1..........1....1
Disease of Spleen, &c1..............1....1
Diseaseof Kidneys, &c.12....11....1....3
Disease of Uterus, &c..1............i....1
Premature Birth3......3............3
Teething..11..2............2
Old Age..4..2........1....6
Atrophy and Debility23229............9
Fractures &C on tusions......2..........2..2
Suffocation....1....1..........1
Poison....1................1
Hanging1..............1....1
267257245039111938193= 179