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St James's 1885
[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. T able 1 — Causes of Death during Quarter ending Mar. 31st, 1885
| CAUSES OF Death. | St. James, Westminster. | Workhouse. | Under 1 Year ofAge. | Above 1 andunder 5. | Above 5 and under 20 | Above 20andunder 40. | Above 40 andunder 60 | Above.60 and under 80 | 80 andupwards | All Age. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I —Zymotic Diseases | ||||||||||
| Smallpox | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| ScarletFever | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Enteric (Typhoid) | ||||||||||
| Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| WhoopingCough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diurrlœa | 2 | • • • | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Rheumatism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 11.— Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Cancer | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| PhthisisorConsmpt. | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ... | ... | 19 |
| TablesMesenterica | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Apoplexy | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 6 |
| Paralysis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | ... | 1 |
| Convulsions | 14 | ... | 6 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
| III.—Local Diseases | ||||||||||
| Meningitis | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| DrainDisease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| LungDisease | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| HeartDisease | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | 8 |
| LiverDisease | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| StomachDisease | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| KidneyDisease | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 26 | 6 | 8 | 5 | ... | 1 | 8 | 10 | ... | 32 |
| Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 4 | ... | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Hemorrhage | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| W.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Old Age | 9 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| Marasmus | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inanition | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| OtherDiseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| V.— Violent Deaths. | ||||||||||
| Fractures &. Contns. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Suffocation | 1 | ... | i | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| GunshotWound | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syncope | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| 117 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 37 | 6 | 151 |