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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 Diseases. | |||||||||
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Asthma | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Cancer | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| General Debility | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Phthisis (Consumption) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Tuberculosis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||
| Brain Disease | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Bronchitis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Enteritis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Heart Disease | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 7 |
| Hemorrhage | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Kidney Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Liver Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Meningitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Stomach Disease | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Throat Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| IV.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||
| Asthenia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Exhaustion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Marasmus | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Premature Birth | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| V. — Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
| Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Delirium Tremens | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | l |
| Fractures and Contusions | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Suffocation | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Syncope | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 9 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 58 |
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