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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 S. WESTMINSTER.APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.table I.— Causes of Death for Quarter ending September29th,1877.

ST. JAMES S. WESTMINSTER.

APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.

table I.— Causes of Death for Quarter ending September29th,1877.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Golden Square.Be??? StreetWorkhousUnder1 Year of Age.Above 1 and under 5.Above 5 and under 90.Above 20 and under 40.Above 10 and under 6O.Above 60 and under 80.80 and upward.At all Ages.
I.—Zymotic Diseases.
Small Pox11......11......2
Measles. .1. .. .1..........1
Scarlatina. .3. ...111......3
Diptheria. .2. .. .11........2
Whooping Cough11. *11..........2
Diarrhœa40..9......2. ....11
Typhoid Fever11. .. ...11......2
Typhus Fever1........1........1
Continued Fever..1......1........1
Puerperal Fever. .1. ... .. .1......1
Thrush. .1. .1............1
11.—Constitutional Diseases.
Gout1..............1..1
Dropsy1............1. .. .1
Cancer2............11. .2
Phthisisor ConBmptn.712..... .498. .. .21
Tubes Mesenterica21. .21..........3
Hydrocephalus. .2. .2............2
Apoplexy33... .1. ...33. .7
Paralysis13. .. .1. .. .12..4
Convulsions50..132. .1......10
III.—Local Diseases.
Meningitis. .6. .131........5
Brain Disease21. .2. .. .. .1. .. .3
Heart Disease13. .. .. .. .112. .4
Bronchitis25..61......2. .8
Pneumonia..2..1......1. ...2
Asthma....... .. .. a. ...1. .1
Intestine Disease. .1..........1. ...1
Plight's Disease. .1........1... .. .1
Liver Disease, &c.16........132..1
Kidney Disease11..........11..3
Laryngitis1......1..........1
Lung Disease, Arc.11..........11. .2
Stomach Disease. .1..........1....1
Skin Disease1............1... .1
IV.—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth. .2. .2............2
Old Ago114..........516
Marasmus. .6381..........9
Atrophy and Debility. .112........... .2
Childbirth. a1..........1. .. .1
Inanition12. .3............3
V.—Violent Deaths.
Fractures and Contns. .1........1......1
Poison11... .1......1. .2
Suicide—wounds. .1..........1. ...1
Alcoholism. .1........1......1
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