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St James's 1871
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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61
Deaths in Quarter ending June 24th, 1872.
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 00
and under 80.
Above 80
and upwards.
At all
Ages.
Small Pox
..
1
3
..
..
2
1
1
..
..
..
4
Scarlatina
..
..
5
..
..
5
..
..
..
..
..
5
Diphtheria
..
1
2
..
2
1
..
..
..
..
..
3
Quinsy
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
Croup
..
2
1
..
3
..
..
..
..
..
..
3
Whooping Cough
..
1
1
..
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
2
Typhus
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Carbuncle
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
Diarrhœa
2
1
1
..
4
..
..
..
..
..
..
4
Remittent Fever
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
Syphilis
..
..
..
2
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
2
Purpura and Scurvy
..
..
1
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
Delirium Tremens
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
Gout
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
Dropsy
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
Cancer
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
Scrofula
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
Tabes Mesenterica
..
1
1
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
2
Phthisis
6
7
12
12
..
1
5
..
11
4
..
37
Hydrocephalus
2
..
..
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
Apoplexy
1
1
2
..
..
..
..
..
2
1
1
4
Paralysis
1
1
1
2
..
..
..
..
1
3
1
5
Convulsions
1
4
6
1
6
5
1
..
..
..
..
12
Brain Disease, &c.
2
1
4
1
1
4
..
3
..
..
..
8
Pericarditis
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
Aneurism
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Heart Disease, &c.
4
2
3
1
..
..
..
1
8
1
..
10
Bronchitis
2
4
5
3
2
1
1
1
3
6
..
14
Pneumonia
3
..
..
..
2
1
..
..
..
..
..
3
Lung Disease, &c.
1
2
..
..
..
2
..
..
1
..
..
3
Enteritis
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
Hernia
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
Stricture of Intests.
1
..
1
1
..
1
1
..
1
..
..
3
Stomach Disease, &c.
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
2
Liver Disease, &c.
2
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
2
..
..
3
Diabetes
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
Kidney Disease, &c.
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
Ulcer
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Premature Birth
..
..
3
..
3
..
..
..
..
..
..
3
Teeth
..
2
1
..
3
..
..
..
..
..
..
3
Childbirth
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Old Age
1
..
1
5
..
..
..
..
..
5
2
7
Atrophy and Debility
1
1
2
2
4
..
..
..
..
2
..
6
Fractures and Contns.
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
2
Burns and Scalds
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
Poison
1
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
2
Suffocation
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
39
42
59
34
35
28
13
27
35
31
5
=174