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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 December25th, 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..42..33..........6
Scarlatina2513..587........20
Croup....2....2..........2
Whooping Cough..12131..........2
Typhus11................4
Erysipelas..2..........1......2
Diarrhoea1................1..2
Rheumatism..1....1....1......1
Syphilis......1......l......1
Want of Breast Milk..1....1............1
Intemperance..1..........1......1
Dropsy......1..........1..1
Cancer2....2........31..4
Mortification....1..1............1
Scrofula..142142........7
Tabes Mesenterica121..22..........4
Phthisis41055..161241..24
Hydrocephalus..11..11..........2
Apoplexy14131....14210
Paralysis1.32........1326
Insanity..1..........1......1
Convulsions..4....31..........4
Brain Disease, &c...13..21......1..4
Aneurism..1..........1......1
Heart Disease, &c.454......1264..13
Laryngitis..21....1....2....3
Bronchitis4863431..66121
Pleurisy..12......1..2....3
Pneumonia..43..2113......7
Asthma......1........1....1
Enteritis1............1......1
Ascites....1............1..1
Ulceration of Intests.1............1......1
Hernia......1..........1..1
Stomach Disease, &c...1............1....1
Liver Disease, &c.22..1........32..5
Nephritis......1..........1..1
Kidney Disease, &c...1..1........11..2
Ulcer..11........11....2
Teething1..5143..........7
Old age1..22..........145
Atrophy and Debility..14711........1..12
Fractures and Contns...1..........1......1
Cause not specified......11............1
276867364632202836288=198