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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1866

[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: TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH,AT VARIOUS AGES,In the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, for the Year 1860.

TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH,

AT VARIOUS AGES,

In the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, for the Year 1860.

Diseases.Under 5 Years.From 5 to 20.From 20 to 40From 40 to 60.From 60 to 80.80 and upwardsTotal Deaths at all ages.
Smallpox1......1......2
Measles12...............12
Scarlatina71............8
Whooping Cough6...............6
Diarrhœa152232...24
Cholera3...321...9
Fever34333...16
Croup5...............5
Erysipelas1......2......3
Syphilis1...............1
Delirium Tremens.........1......1
Dropsy.........41...5
Cancer......144...9
Mortification1...221...6
Scrofula1......2......3
Mesenteric Disease6...............5
Consumption3534336...81
Water on the Brain9...............9
Apoplexy......665...16
Paralysis1...127...11
Convulsions31...............34
Diseases of Brain61411...13
Diseases of Heart3114156140
Bronchitis2712924265
Pneumonia17...101...25
Disease of I.ungs......331...7
„ Stomach......111...3
„ Intestines132...2...8
„ Liver......266...14
Kidneys......233...8
Womb, &c....1...13...5
„ Bones and Joints...42.........6
Premature Birth and Debility23...............16
Atrophy15l............16
Childbirth.....................
Old Age............182139
Fractures...155......11
Suffocation4...............4
Wounds.....................
Found Dead.....................
Burns2......2......4
Drowning...I111...4
Injuries1......3...15
Starvation1...............1