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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1885

[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 1885—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
60Yrs.
to 80.
80 Yrs.
and upwards.
Disease of Brain
6
...
1
1
3
...
1
-
Aneurism
7
...
...
...
3
4


Disease of Heart
39
...
...
9
8
14
8

Bronchitis and Asthma
51
11
9
2
2
8
16
3
Disease of Lungs
4
...
...
1
2
1

Pneumonia
14
3
3
...
2
6


Pleurisy
5
...
...
1
1
1
2

Tonsilitis

-
-
-
-
-
-

Laryngitis
1
...
1





Stricture of (Esophagus








Disease of Stomach
2
...
...
...
2



Disease of Intestines
7
1
...
3
3



Peritonitis
7
...
...
...
5
1
1

Hernia
2
...
...
...
2

Disease of Liver
20
...
...
7
6
7

Disease of Kidney
16
...
...
3
6
6
1

Disease of Bladder
1
...
...
...
...
1

-
Disease of Joints and
Bones
2
...
...
...
1
...
1
-
Disease of Spine
1
...
1

-
-
-
-
Diabetes
5
...
...
...
4
1
-
-
Premature Birth
9
9


-
-
-
-
Spina Bifida




-
-
-
-
Teething
5
3
2
■ —

-
-
-
Childbirth
2
...
...
...
2
-
-
-
Old Age
8
...
...
...
...
...
3
5
Atrophy and Debility
5
5


-
-

-
Fractures and Contusions
20
1
1
3
5
5
5
-
Pistol Shot Wound
1
...
...
...
...
1
-
Wounds
3
...
...
...
...
2
1
-
Burns and Scalds
7
...
4
2
...
1
-
-
Poison
3
...
...
...
1
2
-
-
Suffocation
5
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
Chloroform
1
...
...
1
-
-
-
-
Drowning
3
...
...
...
1
2
-
-
Causes not ascertained.
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
426
64
49
36
91
106
71
9