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Death-rate of St. Martin-in-the-Fields for the
year 1896, excluding 12 deaths of aged
parishioners occurring in the Edmonton Workhouse
15.3 per 1,000 of
the estimated
population.
Death-rate of St. Martin-in-the-Fields for the
year 1896, including 12 deaths of aged
parishioners occurring in the Edmonton
Workhouse
16.2 per 1,000 of
the estimated
population.
In London the death-rate for the year 1896 was 18.6 per 1,000.
Infantile Mortality.
Of the 212 deaths of parishioners occurring within and out of
the Parish, 52 were under 5 years of age, equal to 24.5 per cent. of
the total deaths.
The deaths of Infants under 1 year of age numbered 32, equal
to 15.1 per cent. of the total deaths, and 144.8 to 1,000 registered
births.
In London, for the year 1896, the deaths of Infants under
1 year of age to 1,000 births were 161.
Old Age Mortality.
The deaths of parishioners over 60 years of age, occurring
within and out of the Parish, were 60.
23 were from 60 to 70 years of age.
27 „ „ 70 „ 80 „
9 „ „ 80 „ 90 „
1 was ,, 90 ,, 100 ,, „
Causes of Death.
Zymotio Diseases.—The principal Zymotic Diseases are Smallpox,
Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria. Whooping Cough, Typhoid
Fever, Typhus Fever, Puerperal Fever, Cholera, and Diarrhoea.