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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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Measles | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Membranous Croup | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| II.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Cancer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Epilepsy | ... | 1 | |||||||
| General Debility | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 |
| Phthisis (Consumption) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Tuberculosis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| III.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||
| Brain Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| Enteritis | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Heart Disease | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 |
| Hemorrhage | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Kidney Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 |
| Liver Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Meningitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Peritonitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Stomach Disease | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| IV.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||
| Marasmus | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Old Age | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Premature Birth | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| V.— Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
| Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Accidental Poisoning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Suffocation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| VI.—Other Causes | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 77 |