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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1879

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

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ABSTRACT OF THE ACCOUNTS
OF
THE VESTRY
OF THE
parish of St. Martin-in-the-fields,
FROM THE
26th MARCH, 1879, to the 25th MARCH, 1880.

Table: AT VARIOUS AGES,In the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Field, for the Year1879.

AT VARIOUS AGES,

In the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Field, for the Year1879.

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.
Smallpox--------
Measles514-----
Scarlet Fever14194————
Diphtheria8...44————
Croup514-----
Whooping Cough121101————
Typhus Fever---—————
Enteric or Typhoid Fever6...132———
Simple Continued Fever1.........1———
Erysipelas1...1-----
Puerperal Fever2.........2———
Carbuncle1...............1—
Influenza----————
Dysentery----————
Diarrhœa76.........1——
Cholera (Simple)--------
Cholera (Asiatic)——--————
Ague1.........1———
Pyæmia3•••......12——-
Remittent Fever——--————
Rheumatism1......1————
Syphilis532-————
Diseases of Male Organs of generation2............2--
Diseases of Female Organs of generation1.........1---
Hydrophobia-—--————
Glanders-----——-
Privation--------
Want of Breast Milk11--———-
Purpura and Scurvy21.........1——
Delirium Tremens--------
Intemperance--------
Thrush11------
Gout--------
Dropsy3............2...1
Cancer14.........185-
Mortification1...............1-
Scrofula10262----
Tabes Mesenterica1......1...---
Phthisis (Consumption)74...3434294-
Hydrocephalus (Water on Brain)413—————
Apoplexy16.........196-
Paralysis3............12-
Chorea--------
Epilepsy5.........1121
Convulsions1284-----
Tetanus1.........1---
Disease of Brain21355341-