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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: Table I.— Causes of Death for Quarter ending June 26th, 1880.

Table I.— Causes of Death for Quarter ending June 26th, 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.
Measles158..5171........23
Scarlatina..1....1..........1
Whooping Cough..2..2............2
Diarrhœa......1............1
Typhoid Fever..1..........1....1
Continued Fever..1....1..........1
Puerperal Fever....1......11....2
Erysipelas....1..........1..1
Syphilis..112............2
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Cancer21..........21..3
Phthisis or Consmptn.67......445....13
Tabes Mesenterica..3..3............3
Hydrocephalus..2....11........2
Apoplexy221........13..5
Paralysis....1..........1..1
Convulsions43..52..........7
III.—Local Diseases.
Meningitis..2....1....1....2
Brain Disease221..3....11..5
Heart Disease..4..........31..4
Bronchitis99334139..21
Pneumonia15..15..........6
Intestine Disease1............1....1
Bright's Disease12........1..2..3
Liver Disease, &c...1..........1....1
Kidnev Disease..1........1......1
Bladder Disease....1..........1..1
Lung Disease132..1....23..6
Stomach Disease1......1..........1
Teething22..4............4
Jaundice....11............1
Ovarian Disease1..............1..1
Bone Disease..1........1......1
IV.—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth21..3............3
Old Age357..........11415
Marasmus21122..........4
Atrophy and Debility31..3..1........4
Childbirth..111....1......2
Inanition..2..2............2
V.—Violent Deaths.
Suffocation..1..1............1
607622393971022356=158