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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 the Quarter endingDec.29th 1885.

causes of death.St. James, Westminster.WorkhouseUnder 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
1.—Zymotic Diseases Smallpox....................
Scarlet Fever....................
Enteric (Typhoid) Fever....................
Measles2....11........2
Whooping Cough1....1..........1
Diarrhœa131........214
Erysipelas....................
Rheumatism....................
II.— Constitutional Diseases. Phthisis or Consmpt.41..1..22....5
Tabes Mesenterica1..1............1
Apoplexy51......221..6
Paralysis..4......112..4
Convulsions2..11..........2
III —Local Diseases. Brain Disease2..........2....2
Heart Disease42....1..32..6
Lung Disease3........21....3
Liver Disease....................
Kidney Disease2..........11..2
Stomach Disease21........12..3
Bronchitis .143111..95..17
Pneumonia7..21..13....7
IV.—Developmental Diseases. Old Age36..........369
Marasmus1221..........3
Child birth....................
Other Diseases111......1....2
Inanition3..2......1....3
Exhaustion4..........1214
V.—Violent Deaths. Fractures & Contns.....................
Suffocation1................1
Gunshot Wound..................1
Alcoholism11......11....2
Syncope1............1..1
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