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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 OP ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.

APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table I.— Causes of Death during Quarter ending June 30th,1886.

CAUSES OF DEATHS.St. James, Westminster.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.
Smallpox..................
Scarlet Fever..................
Enteric Fever..................
Measles3. .12..........3
Whooping Cough..................
Diarrhœa..................
Erysipelas..................
Rheumatism..................
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Cancer2..........2....2
Phthisis or Consumption9......1431..9
Tabes Mesenterica3..3............3
Apoplexy1............1..1
Paralysis21......1..1..3
Convulsions13..85..........13
Dropsy................
Epilepsy........... .....
III.— Local Diseases.
Brain Disease1........1......1
Heart Disease9........153..9
Lung Disease................
Liver Disease2........11....2
Kidney Disease2........11....2
Stomach Disease1............1..1
Bronchitis16291....62..18
Pneumonia41..1....4....5
Croup. .... ...... .....
Abscess. .......... .....
Meningitis2....1..1......2
IV.—Developmental Diseases.
Old Age515..........14620
Marasmus1..1............1
Childbirth213............3
Inanition4..4............4
Exhaustion9..2....22219
Atrophy and Debility1. .1............1
Other Diseases31........22..4
V.—Violent Deaths.
Fractures and Contusions21. .... .111. .3
Syncope2..........11..2
Suffocation2..........2. ...2
Gunshot Wound..................
Alcoholism11......2......2
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