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St James's 1881

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

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B9
ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.

Table I.— Causes of Death for Quarter ending December 31st, 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.
Measles41....23........5
Scarlatina21....12........3
Whooping Cough..1....1..........1
Diarrhœa..1....1..........1
Syphilis1......1..........1
Typhoid Fever..2........11....2
Rheumatism..1......1........1
Enteric Fever..1......1........1
Croup21....3..........3
II.— Constitutional Diseases.
Cancer..1..........1....1
Phthisis & Consmptn88....12742..16
Tabes Mesenterica..1..1............1
Hemorrhage11..1............2
Apoplexy122........32..5
Paralysis....7........23..7
Convulsions1....1............1
Teething25..61..........7
III.— Local Diseases.
Meningitis11..11..........2
Brain Fever, &c...1......1........1
Heart Disease34........214..7
Bronchitis4147551..39225
Pneumonia2612313......9
Bright's Disease..1............1..1
Liver Disease..1............1..1
Kidney Disease1..............1..1
Lung Disease3....1..11......3
Stomach Disease2............2....2
Diabetes..1............1..1
Other Diseases..11......2......2
IV.— Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth1....1............1
Old Age116..........718
Marasmus1....1............1
Atrophy and Debility11..2............2
Inanition11..2............2
Tumour..2..........11..2
V.— Violent Deaths.
Suffocation..2..2............2
Poison (Accidental)1..........1......1
Suicides12........12....3
Alcoholism1............1....1
Sudden Deaths1..............1..1
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