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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 1892

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

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Table: TABLE VI.TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH at Various Ages,of parishioners of St. Martin-in-the-Fields occurring in PublicInstitutionsoutsidethe Parish during the Year1892.

TABLE VI.

TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH at Various Ages,

of parishioners of St. Martin-in-the-Fields occurring in PublicInstitutions

outsidethe Parish during the Year1892.

Causes.Total Deaths. Total all ageUnder 1 year.From 1 years 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 upward.
Measles1..1-----
Scarlet Fever413-----
Diphtheria5131----
Whooping Cough1..1-----
Varicella11------
Pyæmia2..11----
Puerperal Fever1....1....1-
Influenza3......1--2
Rheumatic Fever1......1..1-
Syphilis2......1---
Disease of Female Organs of Generation1..........1-
Privation1......1---
Intemperance1........11-
Gout2........2--
Cancer2..2..----
Scrofula Phthisis (Consumption)2....-1261-
Hydrocephalus19..1..----
Apoplexy2....-..11-
Convulsions1..1-----_
Disease of Brain3......1..2-
„ Heart5....1112-
Bronchitis and Asthma12..11..46-
Pneumonia311..1---
Disease of Stomach1......1---
,, Intestines1..........1-
„ Liver3........12-
,, Kidney6......123-
„ Bladder1.............1
,, Spine1........1--
Old Age19..........415
Atrophy and Debility21..1----
Injuries3..2......1-
Drowning1..........1-
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