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St James's 1879

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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Table: ST. JAME'SS, WESTMINSTER.APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.Table I. Causes of Death for Quarter ending June 28th,1879.

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ST. JAME'SS, WESTMINSTER.

APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.

Table I. Causes of Death for Quarter ending June 28th,1879.

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.
Scarlet Fever	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
Diphtheria	..	2	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	2
Whooping Cough	..	2	..	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	2
Typhoid Fever	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Erysipelas	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
Puerperal Fever	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
Syphilis	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
Thrush	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Cancer	2	2	..	..	..	..	..	2	2	..	4
Phthisis or Consmptn.	7	14	4	..	..	2	13	10	..	..	25
Tabes Mesenterica	..	1	3	4	..	..	..	..	..	..	4
Hydrocephalus	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
Scrofula	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
Apoplexy	1	5	..	..	..	..	..	4	2	..	6
Paralysis	..	..	5	..	..	..	..	1	3	..	5
Convulsions	1	1	..	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	2
III.—Local Diseases.
Meningitis	..	2	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	2
Brain Disease	4	..	..	1	2	..	..	..	1	..	4
Heart Disease	1	6	..	1	..	..	1	2	3	..	7
Bronchitis	10	15	13	7	3	3	..	7	10	..	38
Pneumonia	..	10	..	2	2	3	1	2	..	..	10
Asthma	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Kidney Disease	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	2
Liver Disease	1	2	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	..	3
Lung Disease	2	..	1	1	..	1	..	1	..	..	3
Hernia	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
Enteritis	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Laryngitis	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
Stomach Disease	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	2
Bowel Disease	1	1	1	1	1	..	..	1	..	..	3
Bladder Disease	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
IV.—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth	..	1	2	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	3
Old Age	3	..	14	..	..	..	..	..	5	12	17
Debility	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
Marasmus	..	3	..	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	3
Inanition	..	2	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
Teething	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
Child birth	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
Alcoholism	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Peritonitis	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
V.—Violent Deaths.
Hanging	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Suffocation	..	2	1	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	3
Destitution	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
	43	82	47	35	14	10	21	39	38	15	=172

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Table: ST. JAME'SS, WESTMINSTER.APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.Table I. Causes of Death for Quarter ending June 28th,1879.