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St James's 1881

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.

Table I.— Causes of Death for Quarter ending March 26th, 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.
Small Pox..1..........1....1
Measles..1..1............1
Scarlatina..1....1..........1
Diphtheria11......11......2
Whooping Cough12..12..........3
Erysipelas....1..........1..1
Diarrhœa..1..1............1
II.— Constitutional Diseases.
Gout1............1....1
Phthisis or Consmptn.531..1..35....9
Tabes Mesenterica3....3............3
Hydrocephalus11..11..........2
Apoplexy531......252..9
Paralysis433......154..10
Convulsions46..64..........10
III.— Local Diseases.
Meningitis25..33....1....7
Brain Disease..1............1..1
Heart Disease13..........31..4
Bronchitis1118634..21016..35
Intersusception..1..1............1
Pneumonia12......111....3
Intestine Disease2..13............3
Asthma..1............1..1
Liver Disease, &c.41........212..5
Kidney Disease..3..........12..3
Lung Disease, &c.32..1......12..5
Bladder Disease..1..............11
Uterus Disease..1..........1....1
Thrush1....1............1
Carbuncle1..............1..1
Gout in Bladder3............12..3
Tuberculosis..1111..........2
Hemorrhage..1..........1....1
Throat1............1....1
Other Diseases1............1....1
IV— Developmental Dsieases.
Old Age233..........268
Atrophy and Debility31..4............4
Childbirth..1........1......1
Inanition1....1............1
V.— Violent Deaths.
Fractures and Contns...1..........1....1
Suffocation1....1............1
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