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St James's 1877

[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 I.— Causes of Death for Quarter ending June 23rd,1877.

CAUSES of death.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 CO.Above 60 and under 80.80 and upwards.Atall Ages.
I.—Zymotic Diseases.
Measles..2...2..........2
Scarlatina..1....1..........1
Diarrheea..1..1............1
Typhus Fever....4........22..4
Continued Fever..1......1........1
Puerperal Fever....1......1......1
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Dropsy....1........1....1
Cancer2..........11....2
Phthisis or conemptn.8811....583..17
Tabes Mesenterica..2121..........3
Hydrocephalus2..13............3
Hemorrhage..1........1......1
Apoplexy341........35..8
Paralysis12..........12..3
Epilepsy..1............1..1
Convulsions310..103..........13
III.—Local Diseases.
Meningitis..1..1............1
Brain Disease13....1......3..4
Heart Disease441..12132..9
Bronchitis47442....54..15
Pneumonia15..31..1..1..6
Asthma11..........11..2
Kidney Disease..1........1......1
Liver Disease, &c..3........12....3
Lung Disease1......1..........1
Dyspepsia1........1........1
Stomach Disease, &c.11........11....2
Uterus Disease..1............1..1
Skin Disease..1..1............1
IV.—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth..1..1............1
Old Age334..........7310
Marasmus..2..2............2
Tumour..1......1........1
Y.—Violent Deaths.
Fractures and Contns...11........11..2
Suicides..11......2......2
Suffocation1....1............1
Alcoholism....1........1....1
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