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St James's 1868

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

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Table: Deaths in Quarter ending December 26th,1868.

Deaths in Quarter ending December 26th,1868.

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.Atall Ages.
Measles21. .. .21. .. .. .. .. .3
Scarlatina20523831. .. .. .15
Diptheria11. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .1
Whooping Cough1. .1. .2. .. .. .. .. .. .2
Typhus111. .. .1. .1. .. .. .3
Rheumatism4. .. .. .. .. .. .22. .. .4
Want of Breast Milk. .. .1. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1
Dropsy. .. .1. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1
Cancer. .111. .. .. .. .1. .. .3
Scrofula. .. .2121. .. .. .. .. .3
Tabes Mesenterica121123. .. .. .. .. .5
Phthisis351192211571. .28
Hydrocephalus. .. .2. .11. .. .. .. .. .2
Apoplexy14. .211. .. .32. .7
Paralysis. .1. .4. .. .. .. .23. .5
Insanity. .. .. .2. .. .. .. .. .. .. .2
Epilepsy. .. .1. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .1
Convulsions212. .5. .. .. .. .. .. .5
Brain Disease, &c42211. .3. .32. .9
Pericarditis. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .1
Heart Disease, &c4131. .. .2133. .9
Laryngitis. .1. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .1
Bronchitis179746. .. .94. .23
Pleurisy. .. .11. .. .. .. .11. .4
Pneumonia34434612. .1. .14
Lung Disease, &c1..1. .. .. .. .. .11. .2
Gastritis1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .1
Enteritis. .. .1. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1
Peritonitis11. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .2
Ulceration of Intestines11. .. .. .. .. .1. .1. .2
Hepatitis. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .1
Jaundice1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .1
Liver Disease, &c1. .1. .. .. .. .. .11. .2
Ovarian Dropsy. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .1
Joint Disease, &c1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .1
Premature Birth3. .. .25. .. .. .. .. .. .5
Teething21. .. .3. .. .. .. .. .. .3
Old Age24. .5. .. .. .. .. .11011
Atrophy and Debility14. .. .5. .. .. .. .. .. .5
Fractures and Con tusions. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .11
Burns and Scalds1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .1
Suffocation1. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1
Cut, Stab. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .1
4752514347321226382613=194