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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. Table I.— Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Sept.29, 1886.

causes of death.St. James Westminster.Workhouse.Unnder 1 Year of Age.Above 1 and under 5.Above 1 and under 20.Above 20 and under 40.Above 40 and under 60.Above 60 and under 80.80 and upwards.1All Ages
I.—Zymotic Disease.
Smallpox....................
Scarlet Fever....................
Enteric Fever....................
Measles6..15..........6
Whooping Cough....................
Diarrhœa14..113..........14
Erysipelas....................
Rheumatism1........1......1
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Cancer..1..........1..1
Phthisis or Consumption9......243....9
Apoplexy8..........1113
Paralysis12........12..3
Convulsions9173..........10
Tabes Mesenterica2..11..........2
III.— Local Diseases.
Brain Disease1........1......1
Heart Disease42....1212..6
Lung Disease.....................
Liver Disease.....................
Kidney Disease3..........21..8
Stomach Disease1..........1....1
Bronchitis7..........32..7
Pneumonia8..21..311..8
Throat Disease.....................
Meningitis1................1
Hemorrhage1..1............1
IV.—Developmental Disease.
Old Age212........111214
Marasmus213............3
Childbirth2..2............2
Exhaustion7..41..1..1..7
Tuberculosis1....1..........1
Inanition3..3............3
Other Diseases2........1..1..2
V.—Violent Deaths.
Fractures and Contusions.....................
Syncope2........11....2
Gunshot Wound.....................
Suffocation.....................
Alcoholism1............1..1
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