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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1868

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

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20 rate account OF THE VESTRY OF ST. MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 25th march, 1869. 27

Table: TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH,AT VARIOUS AGES,Inthe Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, for the Year1868.

TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH,

AT VARIOUS AGES,

Inthe Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, for the Year1868.

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.
Smallpox31............4
Measles274•••......13
Scarlatina184...•••......22
Whooping Cough10...............10
Diarrhœa221...41...28
Fever32...211...18
Croup111............12
Erysipelas2...21......5
Delirium Tremens......122...5
Dropsyl.........326
Cancer.........54110
Mortification.........1113
Mesenteric Disease13...............13
Consumption3103530......78
Water on the Brain12...............12
Apoplexy......5127...24
Paralysis.........36...9
Convulsions14...............14
Diseases of Brain3...5103...21
Diseases of Heart239136...33
Bronchitis2247l921477
Pneumonia81351220
Disease of Stomach...11......22
„ Intestines13454...19
„ Liver1...273413
„ Kidneys...1710......22
„ Womb...1352...11
Premature Birth and Debility29.........191729
Old Aire......4...6136
Fractures...1...31...15
Suffocation5...1.........6
Wounds1...............2
Found Dead.....................
Burns32............5
Drowning.........4......4