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St James's 1893

[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 Quarter ending Mar. 31st, 1893.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Union house.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 SO.80 and upwards.All Ages.
I.—Zymotic Diseases.
Diarrhœa...1...............1
Diphtheria......11............2
Influenza1...............2...2
Puerperal Fever............1.........1
Continued Fever...............1......1
Typhoid Fever............1.........1
Whooping Cough...1..................1
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Apoplexy1............21...3
Cancer...............11...2
Convulsions...11...............2
General Debility921......16...10
Paralysis1.........111...3
Phthisis (Consumption)1......145......10
Tuberculosis...1.........1......2
III.—Local Diseases.
Bronchitis533...1410122
Diabetes...............1.........
Heart Disease3.........14319
Hemorrhage........................1
Kidney Disease...............1......1
Liver Disease1............1...12
Lung Disease...1..................1
Meningitis......111.........3
Peritonitis......l...............1
Pneumonia............121...4
Throat Disease...............3......3
IV—Developmental Diseases.
Malnutrition...1..................1
Marasmus...2..................2
Old Age3..................33
Premature Birth...1..................1
V.— Violent Deaths.
Accidental Poisoning............1.........1
Suicide............1.........1
Suffocation............2.........2
Syncope2...............3...3
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