Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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TABLE VI.
TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH at Various Ages,
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. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measles | 1 | .. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — |
Enteric, or Typhoid Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | — | — | — |
Influenza | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | — |
Rheumatism | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | — |
Syphilis | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | — | — | — |
Cancer | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | — |
Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | — |
Scrofula | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | - | - |
Phthisis (Consumption) | 22 | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | — |
Apoplexy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | — |
Paralysis | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | — |
Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | — | — |
Convulsions | 1 | .. | 1 | - | — | — | - | — |
Disease of Brain | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | — |
Aneurism | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Disease of Heart | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Bronchitis | l5 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Pneumonia | 8 | • • | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | - |
Disease of Intestines | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | - |
„ Liver | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | - |
„ Kidney | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | - |
Teething | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Old Age | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 |
Atrophy and Debility | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | - |
Fractures and Contusions | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | - | — | — |
Wounds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | - |
Abscess | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
114 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 32 | 42 | 7 |