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St James's 1882

[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: APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDIAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table I.— Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Sept.30th,1882.

APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDIAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table I.— Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Sept.30th,1882.

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.All Ages.
I.—Zymotic Diseases.
Measles...1...1..................1
Diphtheria...2......11............2
Whooping Cough15...24...............6
Diarrhoea46...54.........1...10
Cholera...1......1...............1
Typhoid Fever...2............2.........2
Rheumatism.................................
Erysipelas1.....................1...1
Croup.................................
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Pleurisy...1...............1......1
Dropsy...1...1..................1
Cancerl1...............11...2
Phthisis & Consumptn.5125215561...22
Tabes Mesenterica12...12...............3
Tuberculosis...1...1..................1
Hemorrhage1...............1.........1
Apoplexy211.........13......4
Paralysis......4...............4...4
Convulsions...4...4..................4
Teething...1......1...............1
III.—Local Diseases.
Meningitis3......111............3
Heart Disease...3...............12...3
Bronchitis277311...28116
Pneumonia...1......1...............1
Bright's Disease...2...............2......2
Intestine Disease......1...............1...1
Liver Disease111.........111...3
Laryngitis21......21............3
Lung Disease...1........................1
Kidney Disease..............................1
Hernia1......1..................1
Jaundice1......1..................1
Throat Disease.................................
Catarrh...1...1..................1
Diabetes...1.........1............1
Other Diseases.................................
Dentition2.........2...............2
IY.—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth...1...1..................1
Old Age328...............8513
Marasmus...2...2..................2
Atrophy and Debility11...1......1.........2
Childbirth.................................
Inanition21...3..................3
V.— Violent Deaths.
Suffocation1......1..................1
Other Diseases.................................
Enteritis...1......1...............1
Thrombus...1...............1......1
Cyncope...1..................1...1
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