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St James's 1883

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

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PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.

Table: TableI.—Causes of Death during Quarter ending Mar.31s£, 1883.

TableI.—Causes of Death during Quarter ending Mar.31s£, 1883.

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.
Measles1.........1...............1
Scarlatina• • •..............................
Whooping Cough.................................
Diphtheria ....................................
Erysipelas.................................
Croup.................................
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Cancer...1..................1...1
Gout.................................
Phthisis or Consumptn.596.........128......20
Tabes Mesenterica11...11...............2
Apoplexy132.........11316
Epilepsy.................................
Paralysis4...8............28212
Convulsions52...43...............7
III.—Local Diseases.
Meningitis12...111............3
Brain Disease11..................2...2
Heart Disease142............32...7
Bronchitis6111326......1012...30
Catarrh...1...1..................1
Pneumonia121...2......11...4
Intestinal Disease...1...............l......1
Liver Disease11...............11...2
Lung Disease11..................1...2
Stomach Disease1.....................1...1
Bladder Disease.................................
Bright's Disease.................................
Laryngitis1.........1...............1
Hemorrhage ......1...1..................1
Diabetes...1...............1......1
IV.—Developmental Diseases.
Old Age387...............10818
Atrophy and Debility...2......2...............2
Childbirth.................................
Marasmus...1...1..................1
Inanition13...4..................4
Teething11...2..................2
V.— Violent Deaths.
Fractures and Contns..................................
Suffocation ...11...11...............2
Burns ...................................
Suicide...1...............1......1
Puerperal...2............2.........2
Premature Birth......l1..................1
Spinal Disease..............................
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