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St James's 1867

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

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Table: Deaths in Quarter ending December 28th, 1867.

Deaths in Quarter ending December 28th, 1867.

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.
Measles17....26..........8
Scarlatina1....1..11........2
Whooping Cough..32..32..........5
Typhus2..1....11........3
Erysipelas....1............1..1
Diarrhœa..1......1..........1
Rheumatism....2............1..2
Syphilis..1....1............1
Privation..1....1............1
Purpura and Scurvy......1..........1..1
Gout..11..........11..2
Dropsy121..........31..4
Cancer1....1........11..2
Scrofula....1......1........1
Tabes Mesenteries11......2..........2
Phthisis46172..251282..29
Hydrocephalus1........1..........1
Apoplexy231........114..6
Paralysis1111......1..3..4
Epilepsy..1........1........1
Convulsions113....11........5
Brain Disease, &c12..........12....3
Pericarditis..1..................1
Heart Disease, &c1..29....1227..12
Laryngitis..1....................1
Bronchitis5108467..374..27
Pleurisy..1............1....1
Pneumonia264..64..11....12
Lung Disease, &c..12..111........3
Peritonitis..1..........1......1
Hernia......1......1......1
Hepatitis11..............2..2
Liver Disease, &c21............3....3
Nephritis1................1..1
Diabetes..1............1....1
Stone..1..............1..1
Kidney Disease &c....2........1..12
Ulcer......1........1....1
Other Malformations..1....1............1
Teething2..1..21..........3
Old Age4111..........527
Atrophy and Debility252l81....1....10
Cut, Stab..1............1....1
376453233431122436363=177