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Death-rate of St. Martin-in-the-Fields for the
year 1894, including the 21 deaths of aged
persons occurring in Edmonton Workhouse
and 2 in St. Martin's Almshouses
17.6 per 1,000 of
the estimated
population.
Infantile Mortality.
The mortality of children under one year of age in the year
1894 was at the rate of 206.0 per 1,000 births.
Old Age Mortality.
The deaths of parishioners over 60 years of age, in and out of
the Parish, during the year 1894, numbered 73.
38 were from 60 to 70 years of age.
22 „ „ 70 „ 80 „
10 „ „ 80 „ 90 „
3 „ „ 90 „ 100 „
Causes of Death.
Zymotic Diseases.—The principal Zymotic Diseases are Smallpox,
Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Typhoid
Fever, Typhus Fever, Puerperal Fever, Cholera, and Diarrhœa.
The total number of deaths occurring in the Parish from the
above class of disease was 27. This number includes those nonparishioners
who died in the Charing Cross Hospital. After deducting
these, and adding those parishioners who died in Public
Institutions outside the Parish, the mortality due to St. Martin-inthe-Fields
would be 26.
Small-Pox.—Notwithstanding the prevalence of this disease in
some parts of London, this Parish, during the year, was quite free
from the complaint.