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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Rate account of the vestry of st. Martin-in-the-fields fob the year ending 25th march, 1866.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Measles | 6 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 18 |
| Scarlatina | 2 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 |
| Diarrhoea | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 20 |
| Fever | ... | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | ... | 19 |
| Croup | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Dropsy | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Cancer | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 3 | ... | 11 |
| Mortification | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 |
| Scrofula | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Mesenteric Disease | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Consumption | 2 | 5 | 41 | 36 | 3 | ... | 87 |
| Water on the Brain | 15 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 |
| Apoplexy | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | ... | 11 |
| Paralysis | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Convulsions | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 |
| Diseases of Brain | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ... | 25 |
| Diseases of Heart | ... | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | ... | 26 |
| Bronchitis | 21 | ... | 1 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 51 |
| Pneumonia | 15 | ... | 5 | 6 | 2 | ... | 28 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Disease of Lungs | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 |
| „ Stomach | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 6 |
| „ Intestines | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 7 |
| „ Liver | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... | 12 |
| „ Kidneys | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| „ Bones and Joints | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Premature Birth and Debility | 28 | ... | ... | ... | 28 | ||
| Atrophy | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
| Childbirth | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 10 | 34 |
| Fractures | 2 | ... | 10 | 4 | 5 | ... | 21 |
| Suffocation | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Wounds | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Pound Dead | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Burns | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |