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St James's 1861

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

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Table: Deaths in Quarter ending September29th,1861.

Deaths in Quarter ending September29th,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.
Measles213..33..........6
Scarlatina111....12........3
Hooping Cough..13..13..........4
Croup....3....3..........3
Diarrhœa115..61..........7
Purpura..1......1..........1
Typhus..1........1........1
Erysipelas..1....1............1
Syphilis......1..1..........1
Dropsy....1..........1....1
Abscess..1........1........1
Mortification..1............1....1
Cancer..1..2........3....3
Scrofula231..33..........6
Tabes Mesenterica1151512........8
Phthisis2117591267....25
Hydrocephalus..52..32..11....7
Apoplexy11..1........12..3
Paralysis..1..4........23..5
Delirium Tremens1..............1....1
Convulsions11..121..........3
Disease of Brain, &c.211......2..2....4
Aneurism1............1......1
Disease of Heart, &c.31121..12..3..7
Bronchitis1..311......1215
Pneumonia126..42....1119
Asthma....1............1..1
Teething1........1..........1
Enteritis....1......1........1
Peritonitis....1..........1....1
Hernia..1..............1..1
Jaundice....1..........1....1
Disease of Liver2..........11......2
Diabetes..1..............1..1
Stricture of Uretha1..............1....1
Debility from Premature Birth, &c.12126............5
Atrophy..3..14............4
Age..1..4..........5..5
Want of Breast Milk1......1............1
Burns and Scalds..1..........1......1
Causes not specified....1• •1............1
204648255124131224192=145