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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. | 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 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Scarlatina | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diphtheria | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Diarrhœa | 4 | 7 | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 11 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ague | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatism | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Croup | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| II.— Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Dropsy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Phthisis | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | 11 | 10 | .. | .. | 24 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Hemorrhage | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Apoplexy | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Paralysis | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 7 |
| Convulsions | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
| Teething | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Malformation | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| III.— Local Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Meningitis | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Heart Disease | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 |
| Bright's Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Intestine Disease | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Liver Disease | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Kidney Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Jaundice | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Abcess | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Bladder Disease | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Throat Disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diabetes | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pyæmia | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Diseases | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| IV.— Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Old Age | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Marasmus | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Childbirth | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Inanition | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| V.— Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||
| Suffocation | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Wounds Accidental | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 48 | 73 | 26 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 3 | 136 | |