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[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 September 25th, 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..2..11..........0
Scarlatina211..3..1......4
Diphtheria..1....1..........1
Whooping Cough• •1....1..........1
Diarrhœa87..123..........18
Typhoid Fever..1..1............1
Continued Fever1......1..........1
Rheumatism11................2
Syphilis• •1..1............1
Croup11....2..........2
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Dropsy..1........1......1
Cancer23..........39..5
Phthisis57....1..64....14
Tabes Mesenterica..2..11..........2
Hydrocephalus23..32..........5
Apoplexy..3..........11..3
Paralysis31..........33..6
Convulsions..5..5............5
Teething33..24..........6
III.—Local Diseases.
Meningitis13..31..........4
Brain Fever, &c.2......1..........2
Heart Disease12..........13..4
Bronchitis47..32....23..11
Pneumonia..2........2......2
Intestine Disease..1............1..1
Liver Disease11..........11..2
Kidney Disease11....2..........2
Lung Disease21....3..........3
Jaundice1....1............1
IV.—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth12..3............3
Old Age••3............7310
Marasmus6....41......1..6
Atrophy and Debility..2112..........3
Childbirth21........21....3
Inanition12..3............3
Tumour••2..••1....1....2
V.—Violent Deaths.
Suicides and Wounds11............2..2
Suffocation••1..1..........••1
527617453351220264=145