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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1867

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

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28 RATE ACCOUNT OF THE VESTRY OF ST. MABTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 25TH MARCH, 1868. 29

Table: TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH,AT VARIOUS AGES,In the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, for the Year1867.

TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH,

AT VARIOUS AGES,

In the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, for the Year1867.

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.
Smallpox51...2......8
Measles6...............6
Scarlatina4...............4
Whooping Cough281............29
Diarrhœa11l......2...14
Fever1631......11
Croup5...............5
Erysipelas.........2......2
Delirium Tremens.....................
Dropsy......131...5
Cancer......364...13
Scrofula.....................
Mesenteric Disease6...............6
Consumption5...3812......64
Water on the Brain19...............19
Apoplexy......483116
Paralysis............347
Convulsions29...............29
Diseases of Brain.........1113
Diseases of Heart.........115521
Bronchitis25......1927...71
Pneumonia9...351...18
Asthma.........11...2
Disease of Lungs2......1...14
„ Intestines......136...10
„ Liver......191...11
„ Kidneys......263...11
Premature Birth and Debility31...............31
Atrophy41............5
Childbirth......22......4
Old Age............201636
Fractures......334...10
Suffocation3...............3
Wounds...1111...4