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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1891

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

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Small-row—No death or case of illness came under my notice.
In London 8 deaths were caused by small-pox during the year 1891.
Mkases.—Sewn deaths occurred in the Parish from this complaint,
2 of which number were in the Charing Cross Hospital, and
were non-parishioners, but 1 death of a parishioner from measles
took place in King's College Hospital.
Scarlet Fever.— No death occurred in the Parish from this
malady, but 1 of a parishioner was recorded at the Western Fever
Hospital.
Diptheria — Twelve deaths were due to this disease, 10 of
which occurred in the Charing Cross Hospital, and were all nonparishioners.
In hospital outside the Parish 3 deaths of parishioners
were recorded.
Whooping Cough —Right deaths were registered in the Parish
from this complaint.
Thyroid Fever—One death occurred from this disease in the
Charing Cross Hospital, which was that of a non-parishioner.
Typhis Fever.— One death was registered from this malady.
Diarrhœa.— Four deaths were recorded from this complaint,
2 of which occurred in the Charing Cross Hospital and were
non-parishioners.
The deaths from all causes, with the ages at death of those
who died in the Parish, and also those parishioners who died in
institutions outside the district will be found fully detailed in Tables
2 and 6.
Influenza.
This mysterious scourge again visited us early in May, gradually
diminishing as the year advanced. We had 11 deaths in the Parish
from this disease during the year, and 6 deaths of parishioners
outside, 17 in all. The immediate cause of death in all the cases
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