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St James's 1873

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

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St James's, Westminster.

Table: Deaths in Quarter ending June28th,1873.

Deaths in Quarter ending June28th,1873.

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 00.Above GO and under 80.Above 80 and upwards.At all Ages.
I.—Zymotic Diseases.
Diphtheria..1....1............1
Enteric or Typhd. Fvr.31..........3..1..4
Erysipelas......1........1....1
Diarrhœa..11..2............2
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Cancer..1..2........21..3
Scrofula....1............1..1
Tabes Mesenterica12..14............4
Phthisis2..4........32....6
Hydrocephalus1..2..21..........3
Apoplexy..11..........11..2
Paralysis1....1........11..2
Epilepsy1..1........1......2
Convulsions..54..72..........9
III.—Local Diseases.
Brain Disease, &c.21..111....11..4
Heart Disease, &c.215....1..241..8
Laryngitis1............1....1
Bronchitis477514....87..23
Pneumonia173413..433..15
Asthma......1..............1
Lung Disease, &c.11..1......12....3
Peritontitis2..11......2..1..4
Ascites1..1..........1....2
Stomach Disease, &c.1....................1
Jaundice1..1................2
Liver Disease, &c.2..1........21....3
Diabetes1..............1....1
Kidney Disease, &c.1................1..1
Ulcer..1..........1......1
IV.—Developmental Diseases.
Teething....1..1............1
Old Age3525..........8715
Atrophy and Debility33129............9
V.---Violent Deaths.
Fractures and Contns.1............1......1
Poison1............1......1
Suffocation....2..2............2
Cat, Stab..1............1....1
Hanging..1..........1......1
Cause not specified..1....1............1
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