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St James's 1895
[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. | 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 80. | 80 and upwards. | All Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Zymotic, Discuses. | |||||||||
| Influenza | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Whooping Cough | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| II. — Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||
| Asthma | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Cancer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Convulsions | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| General Debility | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Paralysis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 |
| Phthisis (Consumption) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Tabes Mesenteriea | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculosis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Tumour | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||
| Bronchitis | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 20 | ... | 45 |
| Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Enteritis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Heart Disease | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Hemorrhage | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Kidney Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 |
| Liver Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Lung Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Meningitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Pneumonia | ... | 1 | l | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| Stomach Disease | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Throat Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| IV. —Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||
| Marasmus | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Premature Birth | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| V.— Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
| Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Suicide | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Suffocation | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Syncope | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| VI.—Other Causes | ... | 2 | ... | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| 32 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 48 | 10 | 140 |
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