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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Martin-in-the-Fields 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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TABLE II.
TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH at Various Ages,
In the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, for the Year 1888.
| CAUSES. | Total Deaths at all Ages. | Under 1 Year. | From 1 Year to 5. | From 5 Years to 20. | From 20 Years to 40. | From 40 Years to 60. | From 60 Years to 80. | 80 Years and upwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — . | — |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Croup | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Typhus Fever | 1 | 1 | — | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simple Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | — | . — | — | |||
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carbuncle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| Diarrhoea | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera (Simple) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera (Asiatic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remittent Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rheumatism | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | ||||
| Syphilis | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Disease of Male Organs of generation | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |||
| „ Female „ | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |||
| Hydrophobia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Privation | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Want of Breast Milk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Purpura and Scurvy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delirium Tremens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Intemperance | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thrush | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gout | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sarcoma | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Dropsy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cancer | 28 | 4 | 18 | 6 | — | |||
| Mortification | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| Scrofula | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||
| Tubes Mesenterica | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Phthisis (Consumption) | 31 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 2 | — | ||
| Hydrocephalus (Water on Brain) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| Apoplexy | 17 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||
| Paralysis | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | ||||
| Chorea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Epilepsy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebral Meningitis | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Disease of Brain | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Aneurism | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | ||||
| Disease of Heart | 38 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Bronchitis and Asthma | 49 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | — |
| Disease of Lungs | 3 | 3 | — | — | ||||
| Pneumonia | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Pleurisy | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | |||
| Laryngitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Disease of Stomach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ ,, Intestines | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | — | |||||
| Hernia | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | ||||
| Impacted Gall Stones | 1 | 1 | — | |||||
| Disease of Liver | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | ||
| „ „ Spleen and Pancreas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ „ Kidney | 24 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 3 | — | |
| „ „ Bladder | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | ||||
| „ „ Joints and Bones | 2 | 2 | — | |||||
| Spine | 4 | i | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||
| Skin | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Lencocythemia | 1 | l | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diabetes | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| Premature Birth | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Cyanosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spina Bifida | — | — | — | — | — | _ | __ | — |
| Teething | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Childbirth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | v |
| Old Age | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| Atrophy and Debility | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fractures and Contusions | 23 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | — | |
| Pistol Shot Wound | 1 | 1 | — | |||||
| Burns and Scalds | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | _ | |||
| Poison | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| Suffocation | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Drowning | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||
| Hanging | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 399 | 55 | 45 | 23 | 80 | 122 | 64 | 10 |