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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1856
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Vestry of]
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QUARTERLY RETURN OF DEATHS
IN THE
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN - IN - THE - FIELDS.
For the Months of January, February, and March, 1857.
| 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 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlatina | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hooping Cough | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cholera | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 2.—Dropsy, Cancer, &c. | Typhus | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cancer | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3.—Tubercular Class. | Scrofula | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Phthisis | 23 | 1 | — | 12 | 10 | — | — | |
| 4.—Dis. of Brain, Nerves, &C. | Hydrocephalus | 11 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Apoplexy | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Paralysis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Dis. of Brain | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |
| Convulsions | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5.—Dis. of Heart, &c. | Pericarditis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Dis. of Heart | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
| 6.—Dis. of Lungs, &c. | Laryngitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Bronchitis | 19 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 15 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Asthma | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |
| 7.—Dis. of Digestive Organs | Teething | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ascites | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Dis. of Liver | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | ||
| 8.—Dis. of Kidneys, &c. | Dis. of Kidney | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 9.—Dis. of Uterus, &c. | Childbirth | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Dis. of Uterus | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| 10.—Dis. of Joints, &c. | Dis. of Bones | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dis. of Joints | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 11.—Dis. of Skin, &c. | Carbuncle | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 17.—Violence, Privation, &c. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debility from Birth | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Debility from Age | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 4 | |
| Violence and Accidents | 23* | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | |
| 200 | 76 | 11 | 33 | 39 | 35 | 6 |
* Chiefly inquests from accidents.