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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 theQuarterending Dec.26th,1886.

CAUSES OF DEATH.St. James. Westminster.Workhouse.Under 1 Year of Age.Above 1 and under 5.Above 5 and under 20.Above 20 and tinder 40.Above 40 and under 60Above 60 and under 80.80 and upwards.All Ages.
I.—Zymotic Diseases.
Smallpox....................
Scarlet Fever1........1......1
Typhoid Fever....................
Measles....................
Whooping Cough....................
Diarrhœa1....1..........1
Rheumatism....................
Diphtheria1......1........1
Erysipelas1..1............1
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Cancer....................
Phthisis or Consumption114..11751..15
Tabes Mesenterica3..3............3
Apoplexy2........1..1..2
Paralysis2..........2....2
Convulsions4..31..........4
III.—Local Diseases.
Brain Disease3..........21..3
Heart Disease51......411..6
Lung Disease1............1..1
Liver Disease3..........3....3
Kidney Disease....................
Stomach Disease1..........1....1
Bronchitis1525....147..17
Pneumonia5....1..21..15
Hemorrhage3....1..11..•13
Meningitis2..11..........2
IV. —Developmen taI Diseases.
Old Age112........110213
Marasmus....................
Child-birth1..1............1
Other Diseases2......1....1..2
Inanition2..2............2
Exhaustion1........1......1
V.—Violent Deaths.
Fractures and Contusions....................
Gunshot Wound....................
Alcoholism..1......1......1
Syncope1..........1....1
Suicide2........11....2
Suffocation1..1............1
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EDWIN BROOKS
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WILLIAM HILL WATSON.
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