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St James's 1871
[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 25th, 1871.
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 90.
Above 80
and upwards.
At all
Ages.
Small Pox
1
2
2
..
..
..
1
3
..
1
..
5
Measles
..
4
..
1
..
4
1
..
..
..
..
5
Scarlatina
2
..
1
..
..
2
..
1
..
..
..
3
Diphtheria
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
Croup
1
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
Whooping Cough
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
..
..
..
..
5
Typhus
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
Erysipelas
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
2
Dysentery
1
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
1
..
2
Diarrhœa
1
..
1
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
Syphillis
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
Delirium Tremens
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Dropsy
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
2
Cancer
2
2
1
..
..
..
..
..
4
..
1
5
Mortification
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
Scrofula
1
..
1
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
2
Tabes Mesenterica
..
2
2
3
6
1
..
..
..
..
..
7
Phthisis
1
9
8
4
..
..
2
7
12
1
..
22
Hydrocephalus
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
Apoplexy
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
Paralysis
1
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
2
Epilepsy
1
..
..
2
..
..
..
2
..
1
..
3
Convulsions
..
5
5
..
7
3
..
..
..
..
..
10
Brain Disease, &c.
2
3
4
..
1
2
1
2
1
2
..
9
Aneurism
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
..
2
Heart Disease, &c.
2
10
3
2
..
..
2
..
8
7
..
17
Laryngitis
..
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
Bronchitis
4
11
12
5
7
2
..
1
4
7
11
32
Pneumonia
1
4
3
1
3
2
..
..
1
3
..
9
Asthma
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
2
Lung Disease, &c.
1
2
1
1
1
1
..
1
1
1
..
5
Peritonitis
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
Hernia
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
Nephria
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
Stone
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
Kidney Disease, &c.
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
Phlegmon
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
Ulcer
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
Premature Birth
2
..
..
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
Teething
1
..
3
..
3
1
..
..
..
..
..
4
Childbirth
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Old Age
..
3
2
6
..
..
..
..
..
10
1
11
Atrophy and Debility
2
1
..
2
4
..
..
..
1
..
..
5
Suffocation
..
1
2
..
3
..
..
..
..
..
..
3
Murder & M'nslaught.
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Gun Shot Wounds
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
39
70
57
31
45
23
10
24
44
38
13
=197