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St James's 1869

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

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Deaths in Quarter ending September25th,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....4114..........5
Scarlatina123..15..........6
Diphtheria..1....1............1
Quinsy-....1....1..........1
Croup11......11........2
"Whooping Cough..53..44..........8
Typhus..1........1........1
Erysipelas1....1........11..2
Diarrhoea..47.10..1........11
Syphillis....112............2
Privation1......1............1
Want of Breast Milk....2..2............2
Purpura and Scurvy....31......4......4
Thrush1......1............1
Cancer..21..........21..3
Scrofula......1....1........1
Tabes Mesenterica..81..22..........4
Phthisis678103241291..31
Hydrocephalus1..2....21........3
Apoplexy..1..1........11..2
Paralysis1..13........32..5
Convulsions17....53..........8
Brain Disease, &c.1..3..11..1..1..4
Aneurism..1............1....1
Heart Disease, &c.31221..113118
Bronchitis1143..2124..9
Pneumonia112..3......1....4
Gastritis..1..........1......1
Enteritis1..............1....1
Ascites1............1......1
Intussusception.....1......1......1
Hepatitis11............11..2
Liver Disease, &c.....12......111..3
Nephritis......1..........1..1
Diabetes..1..........1......1
Premature Birth1..1..2............2
Teething....6..6............6
Old Age..113..........325
Atrophy and Debility31217............7
Fractures and Contns.1................1..1
Suffocation..1..........1......1
Cause not specified.....1..........1....1
284460325327102527193=104