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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Causes of Death in the Parish of St. Martin-in-the Fields for the Quarter ending June 29, 1861.
| 0-5. | 5 to 20. | 20 to 40. | 40 to 60. | 60 to 80. | 80 Upwards | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Croup | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Diarrhoea | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Mesenteric Disease | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Cancer | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Consumption | .. | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | 13 |
| Water on the Brain | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Diseases of Brain | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 |
| Convulsions | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
| Diseases of Heart | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bronchitis | 5 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 |
| Asthma | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 6 |
| Disease of Bowels | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 5 |
| ,, Liver | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | |
| „. Kidney | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| „ Joints, &c.. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Debility from birth | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
| Teething | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Old age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 |
| Burns | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Suicide | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Drowned | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 76 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 164 |