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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1865

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

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Rate account of the vestry of st. Martin-in-the-fields fob the year ending 25th march, 1866.

Table: TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH,AT VARIOUS AGES,In the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, for the Year 1865.

TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH,

AT VARIOUS AGES,

In the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, for the Year 1865.

Diseases.Under 5 Years.From 5 to 20.From 20 to 40.From 40 to 60.From 60 to 80.60 and up-wards.Total Deaths at all ages.
Smallpox311.........5
Measles6102.........18
Scarlatina211............13
Whooping Cough619............25
Diarrhoea122231...20
Fever...21052...19
Croup7...............7
Erysipelas1......2......3
Delirium Tremens.........2......2
Dropsy.........3......3
Cancer......173...11
Mortification21111...6
Scrofula31...1......5
Mesenteric Disease5...............5
Consumption2541363...87
Water on the Brain152............17
Apoplexy......155...11
Paralysis......21519
Convulsions20...............20
Diseases of Brain72466...25
Diseases of Heart...210104...26
Bronchitis21...11215251
Pneumonia15...562...28
Asthma.........1......1
Disease of Lungs3......12...6
„ Stomach......222...6
„ Intestines...2...32...7
„ Liver1...452...12
„ Kidneys......297119
„ Bones and Joints261.........9
Premature Birth and Debility28.........28
Atrophy131............14
Childbirth......1.........1
Old Age............201034
Fractures2...1045...21
Suffocation3...1.........4
Wounds.........21...3
Pound Dead3...............3
Burns12...1......4