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St James's 1878

[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: Table of Causes of Death for Quarter ending June 22nd, 1878.

Table of Causes of Death for Quarter ending June 22nd, 1878.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Golden Square.Berwick Street.WorkhouseUnder 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 80.80 and upwards.At all Ages.
I.— Zymotic Diseases.
Measles712352........10
Scarlatina41....41........5
Whooping Cough12..3............3
Diarrhœa11..2............2
Continued Fever11......1....1..2
Erysipelas....11............1
Puerperal Fever....1......1......1
Rheumatism1..........1......1
Croup11....2..........2
II.— Constitutional Diseases.
Dropsy..1..........1....1
Cancer22........112..4
Phthisis or Consmptn.34........43....7
Tabes Mesenterica..112............2
Hydrocephalus22....4..........4
Hemorrhage..1........1......1
Apoplexy..1............1..1
Paralysis..21......12....3
Epilepsy..3..........3....3
Convulsions24..33..........6
III.— Local Diseases.
Meningitis..8..3221......8
Brain Disease213..1....23..6
Heart Disease162....113319
Bronchitis511174....42..17
Pneumonia..5..2....1..2..5
Laryngitis..1....1..........1
Liver Disease, &c...2..........11..2
Lung Disease31....3....1....4
Skin Disease3....2........1..3
Bladder Disease1..............1..1
Throat Disease..1....1..........1
IV.— Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth..1....1..........1
Old Age5..6..........7411
Marasmus1....1............1
Atrophy and Debility22..3..1........4
Childbirth....1....1........1
Inanition12..3............3
Tumour..1............1..1
V.— Violent Deaths.
Fractures and Contns...2..........11..2
Suicides..1..........1....1
Suffocation..1..1............1
Carbuncle....1........1....1
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