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St James's 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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TABLE OF ZYMOTIC DEATHS FOR THE 25 YEARS—1861-85 INCLUSIVE.
1861
1862
1863
1864
1865
1806
1867
1868
1869
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
Small Pox
1
1
21
..
2
1
3
2
..
3
18
6
1
..
..
1
3
1
..
..
3
..
..
..
Measles
17
9
24
29
17
19
17
11
14
13
6
24
20
1
4
21
8
19
6
26
10
17
2
10
8
bear let Fever
and Diphtheria
32
66
31
13
20
30
9
31
39
75
14
6
..
13
19
14
7
20
15
20
10
11
3
7
2
Whpng. Cough
47
33
22
29
17
21
14
21
43
12
19
30
18
14
28
14
7
19
14
18
8
12
..
1
3
Diarrhœa
10
13
20
15
15
19
18
17
13
26
28
28
29
11
21
19
13
21
9
23
15
12
12
16
19
Typhus and
Typhoit Fever
2
13
8
14
10
7
7
6
10
7
4
8
9
6
8
7
12
9
4
6
5
5
1
4
3
Cholera
..
..
..
..
..
8
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Total
109
135
126
100
81
105
88
88
119
13
90
102
77
45
75
76
50
89
48
93
51
67
18
38
36
During the 25 years. 1860-1884 Inclusive the deaths from Zymoties were 1,975, being an average yearly mortality of 79. The Zymotic deaths
registered in the Parish during the year 1885 were 36.
The Table on page 150 shows the Zymotic and some other deaths in each quarter of the year 1883.