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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 January 1st, 1881.

Table I.— Causes of Death for Quarter ending January 1st, 1881.

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.
Scarlatina65..164........11
Diphtheria12....3..........3
Whooping Cough..6...321........6
Diarrhoea11....2...........2
Typhus Fever.....1..........1..1
Rheumatism1............1......1
Croup42125..........7
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Cancer32...........32...5
Phthisis &Consmptn.3124......11161...19
Tabes Mesenterica..1......1........1
Hemorrhage..2............2..2
Apoplexy23..........23...5
Paralysis213........13..6
Convulsions41..23..........5
III.—Local Diseases.
Meningitis...1.....1..........1
Brain Fever, &c.31..211.........4
Heart Disease32.........122..5
Bronchitis593152..17..17
Pneumonia1....1..........1
Asthma1............1....1
Bright's Disease12..........21..3
Liver Disease21................3
Laryngitis13...112........4
Lung Disease11....1......1..2
Jaundice..1..........1....1
Pleurisy...1............1..1
Epilepsy..1........1......1
IV.—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth1....1............1
Old Age..55..........4610
Marasmus..1..1............1
Atrophy and Debility2....2............2
Malformation1....1............1
Inanition..3..21..........3
Hernia1..............1..1
V.— Violent Deaths.
Suffocation11..2............2
Peritonitis...2........2......2
5173172132121523299=141