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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.

Table: APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDIAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. TableI.—Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Sept. 29th,1883.

APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDIAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. TableI.—Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Sept. 29th,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.
Measles...1...1..................1
Diphtheria.................................
Whooping Cough.................................
Diarrhoea46...72.........1...10
Typhoid Fever.................................
Rheumatism........................1......1
Erysipelas.................................
Croup...2...11.... . ..........2
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Pleurisy.................................
Dropsy...1......1...............1
Cancer...1...............1......1
Phthisis or Consumptn36...1......17......12
Tabes Mesenterica24...51...............6
Tuberculosis11......1...1.........2
Hemorrhage.................................
Apoplexy11............11......2
Paralysis...1..................123
Convulsions24...41...............6
Teething2......1l.......... . ....2
III.—Local Diseases.
Meningitis..............................
Heart Disease...6............23......6
Bronchitis36...3.........26...13
Pneumonia31...............3...14
Bright's Disease.................................
Liver Disease...3...............2...13
Laryngitis21...3..................3
Lung Disease.................................
Kidney Disease1..................1......1
Throat Disease..............................• • •
Catarrh.................................
Diabetes.................................
Other Diseases21...2............2...4
Dentition.................................
Stomach Disease1......1..................1
IV.—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth21...3..................3
Old Age238...1.........7613
Marasmus...2........................2
Atrophy and Debility1......1.....................
Childbirth1...............1.........1
Inanition2138..................8
V.— Violent Deaths.
Suffocation1...............1.........1
Enteritis. . .1...1..................1
Syncope1l...l.........1......2
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