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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. | 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 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0 |
| Scarlatina | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Diphtheria | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | • • | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 8 | 7 | .. | 12 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 |
| Typhoid Fever | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Continued Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatism | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Syphilis | • • | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Dropsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cancer | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | .. | 5 |
| Phthisis | 5 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | 14 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Hydrocephalus | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Apoplexy | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Paralysis | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 |
| Convulsions | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Teething | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Meningitis | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Brain Fever, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Heart Disease | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | 7 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 11 |
| Pneumonia | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Intestine Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Liver Disease | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Kidney Disease | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Lung Disease | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Jaundice | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| IV.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Old Age | •• | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Marasmus | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 |
| Atrophy and Debility | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Childbirth | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Inanition | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Tumour | •• | 2 | .. | •• | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| V.—Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||
| Suicides and Wounds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Suffocation | •• | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | 1 |
| 52 | 76 | 17 | 45 | 33 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 4 | =145 |