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St James's 1890

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

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Table: PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table I.— Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Dec.31st, 1890.

PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.

APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Table I.— Causes of Death during the Quarter ending Dec.31st, 1890.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Unionliouse.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.
Enteric Fever (Typhoid)........1......1
Measles....2..........2
Diptheria....1..........1
Diarrhoea112....15
........1......1
Rheumatism1................
Pyaemia......1........1
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
..........21..3
........91....10
............1..1
Convulsions .....811......10
! Tuberculosis1................
........1......1
III.—Local Diseases.
Brain Disease....1......1..2
Heart Disease4......2..3..5
Lung Disease..................1
Liver Disease............1..1
Kidney Disease..................
Stomach Disease..................
Throat Disease..........1....1
Croup................1
Bronchitis..31....27..15
Pneumonia..21....4I9
i Meningitis..3............3
1 Enteiitis..................
Venereal Disease..................
Morbus Brightii............1..1
Cirrhosis............1..1
Diabetes..........1....1
IV—Developmental Diseases.
. Old Age7................
Marasmus14............4
i Exhaustion ............11..2
• Inanition............1..1
Asthenia......1....12
V.—Violent Deaths.
Syncope2........12..3
Accidental Overdose Chloral..........1....1
Alcoholism (accidental over..................
dose Fusel oil)..1............1
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