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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1881

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

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21
J ,000. The Registrar-General in his Annual Summary
for 1881, adds "Only once since civil registration
began had a lower death-rate than this been recorded
in the Metropolis ; namely, in 1850, when the rate was
21.0."
Appended is the annual death-rate per 1,000 in
the parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields during the last
ten years :—
1872 18.7
1873 20.2
1874 18.6
1875 18.3
1876 17.2
1877 16.9
1878 17.5
1879 18.6
1880 16.8
1881 18.5
Ages at Death.
Of the 451 deaths, 71 occurred under 1 year, 67
from 1 to 5 years, 40 from 5 to 20 years, 86 from 20
to 40 years, 99 from 40 to 60 years, 82 from 60 to 80
years, and 6 above 80 years.
Causes of Death.
Zymottc Diseases.—The seven principal Zymotic
Diseases, the diseases most influenced by sanitation,
caused 60 deaths. The above figures represent all the

Births.

The Births registered in the year 1881 were 418.

This number is lower than the previous year. The

following Table gives the number of Births occurring

in each month of the vear:—

Males.Females.Total.
January201636
February201232
March201434
April1219 .31
May16824
June182846
July211233
August201939
September141832
October112031
November203050
December141630
206212418