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