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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 December 31st, 1878.

Table of Causes of Death for Quarter ending December 31st, 1878.

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 60.Above 60 and under 80.80 and upwards.At all Ages.
I.— Zymotic Diseases.
Small Pox..1........1......1
Scarlatina18....54........9
Diptheria31....211......4
Whooping Cough12..21..........3
Diarrhœa..1..1............1
Typhoid Fever11......1..1....2
Typhus Fever....1......1......1
Erysipelas1............1....1
Puerperal Fever..1........1......1
Croup1......1..........1
II.— Constitutional Diseases.
Gout..1........1......1
Dropsy1..............1..1
Cancer12........111..3
Phthisis or Consmptn.774....1854..18
Tabes Mesenterica..1..1............1
Hydrocephalus..1..1............1
Apoplexy233......134..8
Paralysis213......11316
Epilepsy11............2..2
Convulsions53..431........8
III.— Local Diseases.
Meningitis..2....2..........2
Brain Disease31....12..1....4
Heart Disease41051..2169..19
Bronchitis92111126....815..41
Pneumonia15..321........6
Asthma112........2114
Liver Disease22........31....4
Kidney Disease..1............1..1
Laryngitis11..11..........2
Lung Disease2..2..2....2....4
Hip Disease..1....1..........1
Bowel Disease111......1..113
Uterus Disease1............1....1
IV.— Developmental Diseases.
Old Age328........18413
Premature Birth..415............5
Atrophy and Debility1..12............2
Inanition..2..2............2
V.— Violent Deaths.
Fractures and Contns.1................11
Suicide..1........1......1
Suffocation11..2............2
Hanging..1........1......1
Delirium Tremens..1........1......1
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