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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Table of the Causes of Death at various Ages in the Parish of
St. Martin-in-the-Fields, for the Year 1873—continued.
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 upwards.
Aneurism
2
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
Disease of Heart
51
...
2
6
10
19
14
—
Syneope
1 '
...
...
...
...
1
—
—
Bronchitis and Asthma
80
15
12
3
4
23
19
4
Disease of Lungs
10
3
1
...
3
1
1
1
Pneumonia
23
6
7
1
4
1
4
—
Pleurisy
4
2
—
—
Laryngitis
2
1
...
...
...
1
—
—
Disease of Stomach
4
...
...
2
1
1
—
Disease of Intestines
1
...
...
...
...
1
—
—
Obstruction of Bowels
1
...
...
...
...
1
—
—
Peritonitis
6
...
...
2
2
—
—
Hernia
3
...
...
...
2
1
—
—
Disease of Liver
17
...
...
...
3
11
3
—
Disease of Spleen and
Pancreas
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
Disease of Kidney
16
...
...
1
5
6
4
—
Disease of Bladder
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Disease of Joints and
Bones
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Disease of Spine
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
-
Disease of Skin
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Psoas Abscess
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
—
Diabetes
1
...
...
1
-
—
—
Premature Birth
4
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cyanosis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spina Bifida
3
3
—
-
-
-
-
-
Teething
7
3
4
-
-
-
-
-
Childbirth
3
...
...
...
3
-
-
—
Old Age
10
...
...
...
—
...
6
4
Atrophy and Debility
16
14
...
1
—
1
—
—
Fractures and Contusions
21
...
1
2
7
8
3
—
Wounds
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Burns and Scalds
6
...
3
1
1
1
—
—
Poison
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
Suffocation
3
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
Drowning
3
...
...
...
1
1
1
—
Hanging
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
—
Violent Deaths (not
classed).
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cause not specified
5
4
...
...
1
—
—
—
545
90
70
38
118
141
78
10