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St James's 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER,
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
Table of Causes of Death for Quarter ending March 28th, 1874.
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 80.
Above 80
and upwards.
At all
Ages.
I.—Zymotic Diseases.
Croup
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
Whooping Cough
..
6
1
1
4
4
..
..
..
..
..
8
Puerperal Fever
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Gastric Fever
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
II.—Constitutional
Diseases.
Dropsy
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
Cancer
..
2
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
4
..
4
Tabes Mesenterica
..
..
1
1
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
2
Consumpt'n, Phthisis
7
6
11
7
1
1
1
11
15
2
..
31
Hydrocephalus
1
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
Apoplexy
2
1
..
2
..
..
..
..
2
3
..
5
Paralysis
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
2
Epilepsy
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
Convulsions
1
4
5
2
10
2
..
..
..
..
..
12
III.—Local Diseases.
Brain Disease, &c.
..
4
1
1
..
2
1
..
2
1
..
6
Heart Disease, &c.
4
4
1
4
..
..
1
4
5
3
..
13
Bronchitis
6
15
4
4
4
4
2
..
6
13
..
29
Laryngitis
..
1
1
..
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
2
Pneumonia
1
..
4
..
2
1
..
2
..
..
..
5
Asthma
1
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
2
Lung Disease, &c.
..
6
..
..
1
2
1
..
2
..
..
6
Peritonitis
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Ascites
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
Hernia
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
1
Stomach Disease, &c.
1
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
1
..
..
2
Liver Disease, &c.
4
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
3
1
..
4
Bright's Disease, &c.
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
IV.—Developmental
Diseases.
Premature Birth
..
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
Old Age
4
4
1
9
..
..
..
..
..
10
8
18
Atrophy and Debility
2
3
2
2
9
..
..
..
..
..
..
9
Teething
..
..
2
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
2
V.—Violent Deaths.
Fractures and Contns.
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
2
Suffocation
..
2
1
..
2
..
..
..
..
1
..
3
Poison
..
..
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
Gun shot
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
Burns and Scalds
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
35
05
41
39
35
23
8
24
42
40
9
=181