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St James's 1869

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

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TABLE OF CAUSES OF DEATH.

Deaths in Quarter ending March 27th,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....213............3
Scarlatina221..131........5
Quinsy..1......1..........1
Whooping Cough..43373..........10
Typhus123..112..2....6
Erysipelas1......1............1
Dropsy..1..1..1....1....2
Cancer12..1........31..4
Scrofula....11..11........2
Tabes Mesenterica..1..23............3
Phthisis49810......12134..31
Hydrocephalus323..3221......8
Apoplexy1112......1..4..5
Paralysis..111........21..3
Insanity1............1......1
Convulsions2922123..........15
Brain Disease, &c.332..2212..1..8
Pericarditis..1........1........1
Heart Disease, &c...424......432110
Laryngitis..1..........1......1
Bronchitis87129102..2911136
Pleurisy11......1....1....2
Pneumonia125..52..........8
Asthma..245......128..11
Lung Disease, &c.3..1..2....11....4
Ascites....1..........1....1
Ulteration of Intests.....1......1........1
Liver Disease, &c.....1............1..1
Hepatitis..1..........1......1
Kidney Disease, &c.2..............11..2
Ovarian Dropsy..1............1....1
Premature Birth....4..4............4
Teething....3..21..........3
Childbirth....1......1........1
Old age14..4..........279
Atrophy and Debility14137....1....19
Fractures and Contns.......1..........1..1
Burns and Scalds....1..1............1
Suffocation..1............1....1
Cut, Stab1..............1....1
Hanging....1..........1....1
Cause not specfied1................1..1
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