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 ACCOUNTS OF THE VESTRY OF ST. MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 25TH MARCH, 1867.
TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH,
AT VARIOUS AGES,
Diseases. | Under 5 Years. | From 5 to 20. | From 20 to 40 | From 40 to 60. | From 60 to 80. | 80 and upwards | Total Deaths at all ages. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smallpox | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
Measles | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 |
Scarlatina | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
Whooping Cough | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
Diarrhœa | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 24 |
Cholera | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 9 |
Fever | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | 16 |
Croup | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
Syphilis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Dropsy | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 5 |
Cancer | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | 9 |
Mortification | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 |
Scrofula | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
Mesenteric Disease | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
Consumption | 3 | 5 | 34 | 33 | 6 | ... | 81 |
Water on the Brain | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
Apoplexy | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 5 | ... | 16 |
Paralysis | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | 11 |
Convulsions | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34 |
Diseases of Brain | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 13 |
Diseases of Heart | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 40 |
Bronchitis | 27 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 65 |
Pneumonia | 17 | ... | 1 | 0 | 1 | ... | 25 |
Disease of I.ungs | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 7 |
„ Stomach | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 |
„ Intestines | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 |
„ Liver | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 6 | ... | 14 |
Kidneys | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 8 |
Womb, &c. | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 |
„ Bones and Joints | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
Premature Birth and Debility | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 |
Atrophy | 15 | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 |
Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 21 | 39 |
Fractures | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 11 |
Suffocation | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Found Dead | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Burns | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 |
Drowning | ... | I | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 |
Injuries | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 5 |
Starvation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |