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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1857

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

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TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH

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

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

Under 5 YearsFrom 5 to 20From 20 to 40From 40 to COFrom 60 to 8080 and upwardsTotal Deaths at all ages
Small Pox--1---1
Measles10———-—10
Scarlet Fever123——-—15
Hooping Cough14———-—14
Croup3———-—3
Diarrhoea83421—18
Typhus Fever50214—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 Mesenterica131————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
Pneumonia1893135448
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
Total191401061171ll28593