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, Vestry of]
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TABLE OF DEATHS
IN THE
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS,
For the Quarter ending September 30, 1856.
Total deaths at all ages. | Under 5 years. | 5 and under 20. | 20 and under 40. | 40 and under 60. | 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.—Zymotic Class | Measles | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Scarlatina | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Hooping Cough | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Croup | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Diarrhœa | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Dysentery | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Typhus | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Rheumatic Fever | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
2.—Dropsy, Cancer, &c. | Hemorrhage | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Dropsy | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Abscess | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Mortification | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
3.—Tubercular Class | Mesenteric Disease | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Phthisis | 15 | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | — | |
4.—Dis. of Brain, Nerves, &c. | Hydrocephalus | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Cephalitis | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Apoplexy | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | |
Paralysis | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | |
Delirium Tremens | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
Convulsions | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | —_ | |
Dis. of Brain | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | |
5.—Dis.of Heart, &c. | Dis. of Heart | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
6.—Dis. of Respiratory Organs | Laryngitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Bronchitis | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Asthma | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Dis. of Lungs | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
7.—Dis. of Digestive Organs | Teething | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Enteritis | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Peritonitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Ascites | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Dis. of Liver | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
8.—Dis. of Kidneys | Dis. of Kidney | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
9.—Dis of Uterus | Dis. of Uterus | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
10.—Dis. of Bones, &c. | Dis. of Bones | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
17.—Violence, Privation, &c. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Debility from Birth | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Debility from Age | 11 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Privation | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Found Dead | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Fractures | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
147 | 60 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 6 |