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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.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
| 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. | |||||||||||
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Gout ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Cancer | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Phthisis or Consymptn | l | 1 | ... | ... | |||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||
| Apoplexy | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | |||||||
| Paralysis | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | ||||
| Convulsions | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Meningitis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ||||||
| Brain Fever, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Heart Disease | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | |||
| Stomach Disease | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Bronchitis | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | ... | 35 | |||
| Pneumonia | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | |||
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Liver Disease | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Kidney Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Bladder Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Bright's Disease | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ||||
| Teething | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Throat Disease | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| IV.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Old Age | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Atrophy and Debility | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Inanition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| V.— Violent Deaths. | |||||||||||
| Fractures and Contns. | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Marasmus | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Other Diseases | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Suicide | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Puerperal | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |||||
| Burns | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Syncope | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Suffocation | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| 37 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 13 | 147 | |||