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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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Summary of Sanitary Works performed daring the Year 1892
Yards and basements repaired or repaved 10
Dust-bins provided or repaired 16
Apparatus provided or repaired for supply of water to closets 9
Drains repaired and cleansed 11
Drains trapped 12
Closets repaired 6
Water Closets provided 4
Rooms and staircases cleansed and white-washed 34
Houses cleansed and white-washed throughout 70
Ceilings, stairs, and roofs repaired 7
Basements, yards, and closets lime-whited 133
Underground dwellings (use of) discontinued 3
Cisterns covered or cleansed 60
Overcrowding abated 3
Disinfection after infectious disease 84
Water supply provided 6
Bakehouses lime-whited 3
Miscellaneous 27
TABLE X.
DIMINUTION or EXCESS of DEATHS in 1892, compared with
Annual Deaths in 1882-91.
| Cause of Death. | Diminution in 1892. | Excess in 1892. |
|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 303 | — |
| Measles | — | 791 |
| Scarlet Fever | 60 | — |
| Typhus | 14 | — |
| Influenza | — | 1,945 |
| Whooping Cough | 524 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | 712 |
| Simple Fever | 44 | — |
| Enteric Fever | 304 | — |
| Diarrhœal Diseases | 513 | — |
| Cancer | — | 204 |
| Phthisis and other Tubercular Diseases | 933 | — |
| Premature Birth | — | 310 |
| Diseases of Nervous System | 952 | — |
| Diseases of Circulatory System | — | 560 |
| Diseases of Respiratory System | — | 392 |
| Diseases of Urinary System | — | 29 |
| Childbirth and Puerperal Fever | — | 114 |
| Accident | — | 59 |
| Homicide | 10 | — |
| Suicide | — | 56 |
| All other Causes | 796 | — |
| 4,453 | 5 172 | |
| Balance of Diminution or Excess | — | 719 |