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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 1871
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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| CAUSES. | Total Deaths at all Ages. | Under 1 Year. | From 1 Year to 5. | From 5 Yrs. to 20. | From 20 Yrs. to 40. | From 40 Yrs to 60. | From 60 Yrs. to 80. | 80 Yrs. and up -wards. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Measles | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 8 | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 5 | ... | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Croup | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | ||
| Typhus Fever | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | — | — | ||
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Simple Continued Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | — | — |
| Influenza | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Dysentery | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | - |
| Diarrhœa | 19 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carbuncle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera (Simple) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera (Asiatic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remittent Fever | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rheumatism | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | — |
| Syphilis | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diseases of Male Organs of generation | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | — | — |
| Diseases of Female Organs of generation | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Hydrophobia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Privation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Want of Bread Milk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Purpura and Scurvy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delirium Tremens | 2 | ... | ... | ... | — | — | — | — |
| Intemperance | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thrush | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gout | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | — | — |
| Dropsy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | — | — |
| Cancer | 21 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 15 | 2 | — |
| Mortification | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | — | ||
| Scrofula | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Consumption | 69 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 25 | 1 | — | |
| Hydrocephalus (Water on Brain) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Apoplexy | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — |
| Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | — | |
| Chorea (St. Vitus' Dance) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Epilepsy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | — | — | — |