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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

St Martin-in-the-Fields 1858

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Vestry of]

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Table: TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATHIn the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, for the Year 1858

TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH

In the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, for the Year 1858

Under 5 YearsFrom 5 to 20From 20 to 40From 40 to 60From 60 to 8080 and upwardsTotal Deaths at all ages
Small Pox--1---1
Measles10---_-_-10
Scarlet Fever123----15
Hooping Cough14-----14
Croup3-----3
Diarrhœa83421-18
Typhus Fever56214-18
Diphtheria--1---1
Rheumatic Fever--1---1
Erysipelas2-213-8
Ague—---1-1
Delirium Tremens— '-331-7
Carbuncle—--1--1
Syphilis2-----2
Dropsy—--11-2
Cancer—1432-10
Mortification----1-1
Scrofula2-----3
Tabes Mesenterial131----14
Consumption31140171-72
Hydrocephhalns25-----25
Apoplexy--275317
Paralysis--236112
Epilepsy4—1-1-6
Convulsions15-——--15
Brain Disease7-511-14
Aneurism—-_111-3
Heart Disease128189341
Bronchitis12-31326155
Pneumonia1853135448
Asthma—--31-4
Lung Disease1-23--6
Peritonitis--111-3
Disease of Intestines-1362-12
Liver Disease—-152-8
Kidney Disease--431-8
Uterus Disease---21-3
Disease of Joints, &c—--31-4
Premature Birth14-----14
Teething14-----14
Childbirth--3---3
Old Age—---261642
Atrophy2--1--3
Fractures-1533-12
Wounds--114-6
Burns22----4
Suicide--12--3
Murder--1---1
Drowning—41---5
Total1914010611711128593