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St James's 1864

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

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Group I.— Zymotic diseases, including SmallPox,
Measles, Hooping Cough, Scarlet
Fever, Diphtheria, Diarrhoea, Typhus,
Thrush, Croup, Erysipelas, Syphilis, &c.
Group II.—General diseases as Dropsy, Mortification,
Abscess, Cancer, Gout, &c.
Group III.—Scrofulous diseases as Consumpstion,
Tabes, Water on the Brain, and Scrofula.
Group IV.—Diseases of the Brain.
Group Y.—Diseases of the Chest including Lungs
and Heart.
Group VI.—Diseases of the Abdominal Viscera,
including the Stomach, Liver, Kidnies, &c.
Group VII.—

Table: I therefore present you with a Table of Zymotic Diseases for the three last years:—

I therefore present you with a Table of Zymotic Diseases for the three last years:—

1862.1863.1864.
Diarrhoea,132015
Hooping Cough332229
Measles92429
Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria663113
Small Pox121, ,
Typhus and Typhoid13814
13512698

Table: The following gives the total mortality from all the foregoing Zymotic diseases for the last ten years:—

The following gives the total mortality from all the foregoing Zymotic diseases for the last ten years:—

Year.Total Cases of Diseases.
1855130
185685*
185793*
185870*
1859121
186080*
1861111
1862135
1863126
186498