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Causes of Death.
Zymotic Diseases.—The principal Zymotic Diseases are Smallpox,
Measles, Scarlet. Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping-cough, Typhoid
Fever, Puerperal Fever, Typhus Fever, Cholera and Diarrhoea.
The number of deaths occurring in the Parish from this
class of disease was 18. 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's will be 10, against 14 of the previous year. Vide
Table 5.
Small-Pox.—No case was notified from this disease.
Measles.—No death was recorded of a parishioner, but there
were two deaths of non-parishioners occurring in the Parish, one
in the Charing Cross Hospital, and one at the Hotel Metropole.
Scarlet Fever.—No death was registered from this complaint.
Diphtheria.—Four deaths from this disease occurred in the
Charing Cross Hospital, one of which was that of a parishioner,
and one of a parishioner at the North-Western Hospital of the
Metropolitan Asylums Board, making a total of two to the credit
of St. Martin's.
Whooping-cough.—One death from this disease was
recorded.
Typhoid Fever.—Six deaths from this complaint occurred in
the Charing Cross Hospital, all of which deaths were those of
non-parishioners, and three deaths of parishioners occurred in
institutions outside the Parish.
Typhus Fever.—No death was recorded from this malady.
Puerperal Fever.—One death of a non-parishioner occurred
from this complaint in the Charing Cross Hospital, and one of a
parishioner in the Middlesex Hospital.
Diarrhœa.—Three deaths were due to diarrhœa.
For all other causes of death, vide Tables,