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St James's 1869
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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60
Deaths in Quarter ending September 25th, 1869.
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.
Measles
..
..
4
1
1
4
..
..
..
..
..
5
Scarlatina
1
2
3
..
1
5
..
..
..
..
..
6
Diphtheria
..
1
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
Quinsy-
..
..
1
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
Croup
1
1
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
2
"Whooping Cough
..
5
3
..
4
4
..
..
..
..
..
8
Typhus
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
Erysipelas
1
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
2
Diarrhoea
..
4
7
.
10
..
1
..
..
..
..
11
Syphillis
..
..
1
1
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
Privation
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
Want of Breast Milk
..
..
2
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
Purpura and Scurvy
..
..
3
1
..
..
..
4
..
..
..
4
Thrush
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
Cancer
..
2
1
..
..
..
..
..
2
1
..
3
Scrofula
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
Tabes Mesenterica
..
8
1
..
2
2
..
..
..
..
..
4
Phthisis
6
7
8
10
3
2
4
12
9
1
..
31
Hydrocephalus
1
..
2
..
..
2
1
..
..
..
..
3
Apoplexy
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
2
Paralysis
1
..
1
3
..
..
..
..
3
2
..
5
Convulsions
1
7
..
..
5
3
..
..
..
..
..
8
Brain Disease, &c.
1
..
3
..
1
1
..
1
..
1
..
4
Aneurism
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
Heart Disease, &c.
3
1
2
2
1
..
1
1
3
1
1
8
Bronchitis
1
1
4
3
..
2
•
1
2
4
..
9
Pneumonia
1
1
2
..
3
..
..
..
1
..
..
4
Gastritis
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Enteritis
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
Ascites
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Intussusception
..
..
.
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Hepatitis
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
2
Liver Disease, &c.
..
..
1
2
..
..
..
1
1
1
..
3
Nephritis
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
Diabetes
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Premature Birth
1
..
1
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
Teething
..
..
6
..
6
..
..
..
..
..
..
6
Old Age
..
1
1
3
..
..
..
..
..
3
2
5
Atrophy and Debility
3
1
2
1
7
..
..
..
..
..
..
7
Fractures and Contns.
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
Suffocation
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Cause not specified.
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
28
44
60
32
53
27
10
25
27
19
3
=104