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]
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TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH
Under 5 Years. | From 6 to 20. | From 20 to 40. | From 40 to 60. | From 60 to 80. | 80 and upwards | Total Deaths at all ages. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small Pox | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 |
Measles | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
Scarlet Fever | 27 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 |
Whooping Cough | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
Croup | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
Diarrhœa | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | l | ... | 11 |
Typus Fever | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Diphtheria | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ague | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Syphilis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | 10 |
Dropsy | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 6 |
Cancer | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
Mortification | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Scrofula | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
Tables Mesenterics | 3 | 8 | 37 | 18 | 1 | ... | 67 |
Consumption | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 |
Hydrocephalus | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 7 |
Apoplexy | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 3 | ... | 11 |
Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Epilepsy | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 |
Convulsions | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | 12 |
Bnun Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Aneurism | ... | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
Heart Disease | 21 | 9 | 6 | 91 | 16 | 11 | 77 |
Bronchitis | 21 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ... | 38 |
Pneumonia | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
Asthma | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Lung Disease | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | 5 |
Disease of Stomach | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | 8 |
Disease of Intestines | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 8 |
Liver Disease | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | ... | 10 |
Kidney Disease | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Uterus Disease | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 |
Disease of Joints, &c | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 |
Premature Birth | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
Teething | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | 25 | 54 |
Atrophy | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 4 |
Fractures | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Wounds | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
Burns | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Suicide | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Poison | 2 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 |
Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Total | 232 | 28 | 80 | 103 | 90 | 40 | 572 |