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St James's 1877

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

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Table: ST. JAMES. WESTMINSTER,APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.Table I.— Causes of Death for Quarter ending March 24th, 1877.

ST. JAMES. WESTMINSTER,

APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.

Table I.— Causes of Death for Quarter ending March 24th, 1877.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Golden Square.Berwick Street.Workhouse.Under 1 Year of AgeAbote 1 and under 6.Above 6 and under 20Abore 10 and under 40.Above 40 and under 80.Above 60 and under 80.80 and upward.At all Ages.
I.—Zymotic Diseases.
Small Pox. .1......1........1
Measles. .2... .2..........2
Erysipelas. .1. .1............1
Puerperal Fever. .. .1......1......1
Rheumatism11........2......2
11.—Constitutional Diseases.
Gout. .1. .. .1..........1
Dropsy. .. .1..........1. .1
Cancer .1..............1. .1
Phthisis or Consmptn.694. .. .2116. .. .l9
Tabes Mesenterica13. .3............3
Hemorrhage. .2........11. .. .2
Apoplexy. .4........119. .4
Paralysis. .. .3. .. .. .. .12. .3
Epilepsy. .1........1......1
Convulsions38. .92..........11
III.—Local Diseases.
Meningitis. .2. .. .11........2
Brain Disease. .3. .1. .. .2. .. .. .3
Heart Disease47. .. .1. .244. .11
Bronchitis107273. .144. .10
Pneumonia ..93112. .19. .. .6
Lung Disease1............1. .. .1
Asthma1............1. .. .1
Liver Disease, &c.11..........2. .. .2
Kidney Disease. .2..........2. .. .2
Laryngitis. .1. .1............1
Hip disease1............1. .. .1
IV.—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth. .1..1........... .1
Old Age466..........10515
Marasmus. .134............4
Atrophy and Debility11. .1. .. .1......2
Inanition. .1. .1............1
Delirium. .1........1......1
V.—Violent Deaths.
Suicides. .11......1. .1. .2
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