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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 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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TABLE VII.
Copied from the Registrar-General's Annual Summary of Births,
Deaths. and causes of death in London for the year 1889.
DIMINUTION or EXCESS of DEATHS in 1889, compared with
Annual Deaths in 1879-88.
| Cause of Death. | Diminution in 1880. | Excess in 1889. |
|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 712 | — |
| Measles | 278 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1,103 | — |
| Typhus | 33 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1,406 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | 656 |
| Simple and Ill-defined Fever | 56 | — |
| Enteric Fever | 316 | — |
| Diarrhœal Diseases | 625 | — |
| Cancer | — | 222 |
| Phthisis and Tubercular Diseases | 1,920 | — |
| Premature Birth | — | 108 |
| Diseases of Nervous System | 1,370 | — |
| Diseases of Circulatory System | — | 510 |
| Diseases of Respiratory System (including Croup) | 4,376 | — |
| Diseases of Urinary System | 11 | — |
| Childbirth and Puerperal Fever | 151 | — |
| Accident | 204 | — |
| Murder, Manslaughter | 6 | — |
| Suicide | 27 | — |
| All other Causes | 2,126 | — |
| 14,720 | 1,496 | |
| Balance of Diminution and Excess | 13,224 | — |