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St James's 1880

[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 I.— Causes of Death for Quarter ending March 21th,1880.

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.
Measles..1....1..........1
Scarlatina1........1........1
Typhoid Fever1..............1..1
Whooping Cough45..351........9
Puerperal Fever1..........1......1
Syphilis2....11..........2
Diarrhœa....2..........2..2
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Gout1..............1..1
Cancer22..........31..4
Phthisis or Consmptn.57........85....13
Tabes Mesenterica..1....1..........1
Hydrocephalus1....1............1
Apoplexy..5..........41..5
Paralysis..1..........11..2
Convulsions32..221........5
III.—Local Diseases.
Meningitis..1......1........1
Brain Disease42..141........6
Heart Disease69....11274..15
Bronchitis12231185..2721340
Pneumonia..9....5..211..9
Asthma..1............1..1
Liver Disease, &c...2........11....2
Kidney Disease..1............1..1
Lung Disease, &c.2....1......31..5
Stomach Disease11..........12..3
Ovarian Disease..1..........1....1
Teething12..21..........3
Bone Disease1..........1......1
IV.—Developmental Diieases.
Premature Birth..2..2............2
Old Age21............41014
Marasmus1........1........1
Atrophy and Debility34..42....1....7
Childbirth..1..1....1......2
Inanition..3..3............3
V.— Violent Deaths.
Fractures and Contns...1....1..........1
Poison1............1....1
Suftocation2215............5
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