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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..61144..........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....11..2..........2
Consumpt'n, Phthisis7611711111152..31
Hydrocephalus1........1..........1
Apoplexy21..2........23..5
Paralysis..1..1..........112
Epilepsy......1..........1..1
Convulsions1452102..........12
III.—Local Diseases.
Brain Disease, &c...411..21..21..6
Heart Disease, &c.4414....1453..13
Bronchitis61544442..613..29
Laryngitis..11....1..1......2
Pneumonia1..4..21..2......5
Asthma1..1..........2....2
Lung Disease, &c...6....121..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..............31..4
Bright's Disease, &c...1..........1......1
IV.—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth....1..1............1
Old Age4419..........10818
Atrophy and Debility23229............9
Teething....2..11..........2
V.—Violent Deaths.
Fractures and Contns...2..........11....2
Suffocation..21..2........1..3
Poison......1..1..........1
Gun shot1............1......1
Burns and Scalds..1..........1......1
35054139352382442409=181