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St James's 1891

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

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PARISH OF ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER.

Table: APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. T able I.— Causes of Death (hiring Quarter ending June 30th,1891

APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. T able I.— Causes of Death (hiring Quarter ending June 30th,1891

CAUSES OF DEATHS.Unionhousc.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.
Typhoid Fever (Enteric)........1......1
Whooping Cough..22..........4
Influenza7..1..2315122
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Phthisis (Consumption)2..1..36....10
Cancer..................
Tabes Mesenterica..................
Apoplexy..........1....9
Paralysis1......1••1..2
Convulsions..11..........2
Epilepsy..........1....1
Gangrene1..........1..1
General Debility81......16..8
III.—Local Diseases.
Heart Disease2..11142110
Pleurisy........11....2
Lung Disease............1....1
Liver Disease2........22..4
Stomach Disease..1....12....4
Throat Disease..........1••..1
Croup....1....••....1
Bronchitis178411717441
Pneumonia..11....31• •6
Diseases of Urinary Organs1......1..114
Enteritis....1..........1
Morbus Brightii..........11..2
IV.—Developmental Diseases.
Old Age4........••729
Marasmus..4............4
Exhaustion..........1••12
Inanition..1............1
V.—Violent Deaths.'
Syncope........1......1
Suicide..........1....1
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