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St James's 1870

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

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St. James's, Westminster.

Table: Beam in Quarter ending June 25th , 1870.

Beam in Quarter ending June 25th , 1870.

CAUSES OF DEATH.St. James's Square.Golden Square.Berwick Street.Workhouse. .. .Under 1 Tear 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.
Small Pox..11..11..........2
Measles1....212..........3
Scarlatina237..1821......12
Typhus111....11........3
Erysipelas..11..1. .1........2
Dysentery1....................1
Diarrhoea..21..3............3
Remittent Fever ___..1......1..........1
Syphilis1......1............1
Want of Breast Milk....1..1............1
Purpura and Scurvy1..1....1..........2
Gout......1........1....1
Dropsy..1............1....1
Cancer1113........41..6
Mortification......1..........l..1
Scrofula....112............2
Tabes Mesenterica1....111..........2
Phthisis610101315612123..39
Hydrocephalus....1l..2............2
Cephalitis....l........1......1
Apoplexy1351......162110
Paralysis......3........11l3
Convulsions..79..133..........16
Brain Disease, &c.223..31....11..7
Pericarditis......1........1....1
Aneurism1................1..1
Heart Disease, &c.3241......244..10
Laryngitis12......1....1....2
Bronchitis3143441..2710..24
Pneumonia533252..231..13
Asthma1..11........3....3
Lung Disease, &c311..11..2..1..5
Enteritis....1........1......1
Peritonitis....1......1........1
Ascites..1..............1..1
Ulceration of Intests.1..2............2..3
Hepatitis......1..........1..1
Liver Disease, &c.......l..........1..1•
Nephritis1....................1
Kidney Disease, &c.3............1......3
Joint Disease, &c...1........1........1
Ulcer..1..........l......1
Premature Birth....1..1............1
Other Malformations....1..1............1
Teething3..1..22..........4
Childbirth112....22......4
Old Age....19..........3710
Atrophy and Debility2356103....21..16
Fractures and Contns.....2........1..1..2
Burns and Scalds..1................11
Suffocation..12..3............3
Cut, Stab....1........1......1
Hanging..11..........11..2
Cause not specified......1..1............1
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