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St James's 1886

[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 I.— Causes ofDeathduring Quarter ending Mar.31st,1886.

CAUSES OF DEATH.St. James'sWorkhouse.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.
Small-pox..................
Scarlet Fever..................
Enteric Fever..................
Measles1....1..........1
Whooping Cough2....2..........2
Diarrhœa..................
Erysipelas..................
Rheumatism1............1..1
Croup2....2..........2
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Cancer1..........1....1
Phthisis or Consumption14......2651..14
Apoplexy9......1143..9
Paralysis13.........3..4
Convulsions8..35..........8
Epilepsy1......1........1
III.-Local Diseases.
Meningitis11..1..1......2
Brain Disease3........13....4
Lung Disease1..1............1
Heart Disease102........92..12
Liver Disease2............2..2
Stomach Disease1........1......1
Kidney Disease1............1..1
Bronchitis34136814818..47
Pneumonia8..21..221..8
Hamorrhage1........1......1
Diabetes1........1......1
Laryngitis2....2.........2
IV.—Developmental Diseases.
Old Age711..........10818
Marasmus1..1............1
Childbirth3..3............3
Inanition2..2............2
Other Diseases312....11....4
V.— Violent Deaths.
Fractures & Contusions1....1..........1
Suffocation2..2............1
Gunshot Wound..................
Syncope3........1..2..3
Alcoholism...................
Exhaustion2........1..1..2
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