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St James's 1861
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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Deaths in Quarter ending June 29th, 1861.
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
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Measles
..
..
1
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
Scarlatina
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
Hooping Cough
1
3
16
..
8
12
..
..
..
..
..
20
Croup
1
3
1
..
..
5
..
..
..
..
..
5
Diarrhœa
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Rheumatic Fever
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
Erysipelas
1
1
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
2
Dropsy
2
..
3
..
..
1
..
..
3
..
1
5
Cancer
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
Tabes Mesenterica
..
1
1
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
2
Phthisis
10
11
8
9
2
7
3
16
9
1
..
38
Hydrocephalus
..
5
3
..
4
3
..
..
1
..
..
8
Apoplexy
2
2
1
2
..
..
..
1
2
4
..
7
Paralysis
..
2
..
2
..
..
..
..
2
2
..
4
Delirium Tremens
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Epilepsy
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Convulsions
..
3
4
..
5
2
..
..
..
..
..
7
Disease of Brain, &c.
3
1
3
..
2
2
..
2
..
1
..
7
Disease of Heart, &c.
1
..
..
3
..
..
2
..
..
2
..
4
Bronchitis
3
4
5
1
4
4
..
2
1
2
..
13
Pneumonia
2
5
2
1
4
3
..
1
1
1
..
10
Disease of Lungs, &c.
2
2
..
..
..
1
..
2
1
..
..
4
Teething
..
2
4
..
2
4
..
..
..
..
..
6
Gastritis
1
1
3
..
1
3
..
..
1
..
..
5
Ulceration of Intestine
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
Ileus
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
Disease of Liver
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
..
2
Nephritis
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
Ischuria
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
Diabetes
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
Stone
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
Disease of Kidneys,&c.
2
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
2
..
3
Ovarian Dropsy
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
Malformations
..
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
Debility from Premature
Birth, &c.
..
4
1
2
7
..
..
..
..
..
..
7
Atrophy
1
1
2
1
4
..
..
1
..
..
..
5
Age
1
..
1
5
..
..
..
..
..
6
1
7
Suffocation
..
1
..
1
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
40
57
62
31
48
49
9
30
29
23
2
=190