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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

St Martin-in-the-Fields 1869

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

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Table: TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH,AT VARIOUS AGES,In the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, for the Year1869.

TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH,

AT VARIOUS AGES,

In the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, for the Year1869.

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.
Measles14...............14
Scarlatina15...............15
Whooping Cough162............18
Diarrhœa4......2...18
Fever34...3......10
Croup6...............6
Erysipelas11.........24
Dropsy1......4117
Cancer.........42...11
Scrofula1...............1
Mesenteric Disease7...............7
Consumption...6...218158
Water on the Brain14...............14
Apoplexy.........58114
Paralysis......12328
Convulsions18...............18
Diseases of Brain...5234115
Diseases of Heart1681117851
Bronchitis121051526876
Pneumonia83352223
Asthma......11......2
Disease of Stomach1...1.........4
Intestines2......54...11
„ Liver......435113
„ Kidneys2...7108229
„ Bones and Joints......23......5
Premature Birth and Debility34...............34
Childbirth......13......4
Old Age............292251
Fractures...1221...6
Wounds.........3......3
Burns2...............2
Dentition8...............8
Suicide......1.........1