Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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CAUSES OF DEATII. | All Ages. | Under. 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | |
Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Whooping-cough | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Fever | Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Enteric | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | |
Other Continued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Epidemic Influenza | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Diarrhoea | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteritis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Other Septic Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Phthisis | 28 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 23 | 4 | 21 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 3 | |
Bronchitis | 38 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 15 | 14 | 18 | |
Pneumonia | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Pleurisy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Alcoholism 1 Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 3 | |
Venereal Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Premature Birth | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Heart Diseases | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 8 | 8 | |
Accidents | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
Suicides | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
All other Causes | 50 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .. | 18 | 19 | 22 | |
All Causes | 198 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 100 | 55 | 96 |