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St James's 1883

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

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APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. T ableI.—Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Dec.29^,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.................................
Scarlet Fever...1......1...............1
Whooping Cough.................................
Diarrhoea...1...1..................1
Typhoid Fever1............1............1
Rheumatism.................................
Erysipelas..............................
Croup......1......1...............1
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Phthisis orConsumptn71021...11241. . .19
Tabes Mesenterica12...21...............3
Hemorrhage............................... . .
Apoplexy121.........13......4
Paralysis11...............1...12
Convulsions24...51.......... . .6
Epilepsy1..................1......1
III.—Local Diseases.
Meningitis•................................
Heart Disease44.... . ..........35...8
Bronchitis913758...268...29
Pneumonia14............32......5
Bright's Disease...1..... ..........1......1
Liver Disease31...............22...4
Laryngitis...................... . ..........
Jaundice...1...1..................1
Kidney Disease...1...............1......1
Bladder Disease...1...............1......1
Lung Disease3...11...1.........3
Stomach Disease.................................
Other Diseases12......1......11...3
Throat Disease1.........1...............1
IV.—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth12...3..................3
Old Age1313...............12517
Inanition......11..................1
Debility. . .1...1..................1
Asthma...1..................1...1
V.— Violent Deaths.
Suffocation.................................
Childbirth.................................
Dentition.................................
Exhaustion14......1......3......5
Suicide21............12......3
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