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Marylebone 1918
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918
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TABLE III.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year ending 28th December, 1918.
| No. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | Net deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district. | Total Deaths whether of Residents or Non-Residents in Institutions in the District. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and ; under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||
| 1 | Entcric Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Measles | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | 11 |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | 24 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 6 | Diphtheria and Croup | 11 | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Influenza | 266 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 117 | 57 | 18 | 90 | 52 | 82 | 96 | 36 | 266 |
| S | Erysipelas | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 6 |
| 9 | Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 167 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 15 | 70 | 02 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 39 | 60 | 23 | 167 |
| 10 | .Tuberculous Meningitis | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 16 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | Cancer | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 67 | 58 | 298 | 33 | 33 | 49 | 28 | 143 |
| 13 | Rheumatic Fever . | 9 | — | — | __ | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 14 | Meningitis | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 15 | Organic Heart Disease | 161 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 79 | 92 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 27 | 161 |
| 16 | Bronchitis . | 191 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 46 | 11* | 18 | 29 | 38 | 91 | 33 | 191 |
| 17 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 177 | IB | 24 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 76 | 33 | 25 | 85 | 34 | 177 |
| 18 | Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 38 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
| 19 | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | 34 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 8 | 9 | 14' | 3 | 34 | ||
| 20 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 21 | Cirrhosis of Liver ... | 4 | — | — | — | _ | — | 1 | 3 | _ | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 21a | Alcoholism... | 2 | _ | — | — | _ | — | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | — | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Nephritis and Bright's Disease ... | 50 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 50 |
| 23 | Puerperal Fever | 3 | — | — | — | _ | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
| 24 | Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 46 | 46 | 56 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 46 | |||||||
| 26 | Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 66 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 56 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 66 |
| 27 | Suicides | 5 | — | — | — | _ | _ | 1 | 4 | _ | 7 | . 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 28 | Other defined Causes | 371 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2K | 111 | 190 | 57 | 98 | 123 | 93 | 371 | |
| 29 | Diseases ill defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 1835 152 | 63 | 49 | 59 | 105 | 344 | 494 | 569 | 1053 | 366 | 429 | 708 | 332 | 1835 | ||