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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 1and 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 Pox122......13..1..5
Measles..4..1..41........5
Scarlatina2..1....2..1......3
Diphtheria1..........1........1
Croup1........1..........1
Whooping Cough2111221........5
Typhus..1......1..........1
Erysipelas11..........11....2
Dysentery1....1......1..1..2
Diarrhœa1..1..2............2
Syphillis......11............1
Delirium Tremens1............1......1
Dropsy11............2....2
Cancer221..........4..15
Mortification1..............1....1
Scrofula1..1..11..........2
Tabes Mesenterica..22361..........7
Phthisis1984....27121..22
Hydrocephalus......11............1
Apoplexy1................1..1
Paralysis1....1........11..2
Epilepsy1....2......2..1..3
Convulsions..55..73..........10
Brain Disease, &c.234..121212..9
Aneurism..2..........2......2
Heart Disease, &c.21032....2..87..17
Laryngitis....1..1............1
Bronchitis41112572..1471132
Pneumonia143132....13..9
Asthma..2............2....2
Lung Disease, &c.121111..111..5
Peritonitis..1........1........1
Hernia....1..........1..1
Nephria1................1..1
Stone1................1..1
Kidney Disease, &c.1..............1....1
Phlegmon1..............1....1
Ulcer....1..........1....1
Premature Birth2......2............2
Teething1..3..31..........4
Childbirth....1........1......1
Old Age..326..........10111
Atrophy and Debility21..24......1....5
Suffocation..12..3............3
Murder & M'nslaught...1..........1......1
Gun Shot Wounds..1............1....1
3970573145231024443813=197