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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 September 28th, 1878.

Table of Causes of Death for Quarter ending September 28th, 1878.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Golden Square.Berwick Street.WorkhouseUnder 1 Tear 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.
Measles1....1............1
Scarlatina..1....1..........1
Diptheria..1..1............1
Whooping Cough49..652........13
Diarrhœa6111124......2..18
Continued Fever..1..1............1
Puerperal Fever..1........1......1
Rheumatism..1......1........1
Croup11....2..........2
Pyæmia1....1............1
II.— Constitutional Diseases.
Gout..1............1..1
Cancer31..........31..4
Phthisis or Consmptn.7102211861..19
Tabes Mesenterica..1..1............1
Hydrocephalus1....1............1
Apoplexy..32..........215
Paralysis..22..........314
Convulsions55..55..........10
III.— Local Diseases.
Meningitis..3..12..........3
Brain Disease31....1......2..4
Heart Disease341........71..8
Bronchitis510177......2..16
Pneumonia..313......1....4
Lung Disease32..2....111..5
Asthma1..............1..1
Jaundice..1..1............1
Liver Disease, &c.2............1....2
Kidney Disease, &c.1............1....1
Bright's Disease..2..........2....2
Laryngitis1............1....1
Bowel Disease..1........1......1
Dentition11..2............2
IV.— Developmental Diseases.
Tumour1....1............l
Old Age246............712
Premature Birth..1..1............1
Marasmus23371..........8
Atrophy and Debility..224............4
Inanition..3..3............3
Malformation1....1............1
V.— Violent Deaths.
Suffocation..2..1......I....1
Drowning..1........1......1
Burning..1........1......1
Carbuncle....1........1....1
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