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St James's 1888

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.

Table: APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table I.— Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Dec.31st, 1888.

APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table I.— Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Dec.31st, 1888.

CAUSES Of DEATH.St. James, Westminster.Workhouse.Under 1 Year of AgeAbove 1 and under 5.above 5 and uuder 20.Above 20 and under 40.Above 40 and under 60Above 60 and under 80.80 and upwards.All Ages.
I.—Zymotic Diseases.
Enteric Fever (Typhoid)........1........1
Diarrhoea....1............i
Erysipelas............1....i
Rheumatism........1..1...2
Pyæmia...........1......1
II.—Constitutional Diseases
Cancer..........111..3
Phthisis (Consumption)..........251..8
Tabes Mesenterica..113............3
Apoplexy............2....2
Paralysis..3......213..6
Convulsions..151..........6
Epilepsy..1..........1..1
Asthma..2........12..3
III.—Local Diseases.
Brain Disease............2....2
Heart Disease..1....1114..7
Liver Disea se..............1..1
Bronchitis....711..21113
Pneumonia........211....4
Meningitis............1....1
Hemorrhage............1....1
Diabetes..............1..1
Enteritis..........1......1
Rupture of Aorta............1....1
Albuminuria............1....1
Pleurisy..............1..1
IV—Developmental Diseases
Old Age..12..........9514
Child-birth..........1......1
Inanition....1............1
Asthenia....1............1
V.—Violent Deaths.
Fractures and Contusions..............1..1
Syncope............11..2
Suffocation....2............2
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