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Marylebone 1916
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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TABLE III.— Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year ending 30th December, 1916.
| 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. | 6 and under 15. | 15 and under 96. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||
| 1 | Enteric Fever | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 2 | Small Pox | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Measles | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21 | ||
| 6 | Diphtheria and Croup | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | - | - | - | 3 | ||||||
| Influenza | 36 | — | — | - | - | - | 17 | |||||||||
| 8 | Erysipelas | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 21 | 35 | 61 | 151 | |||||||
| 10 | Tuberculous Meningitis | 17 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 12 | 7 | |||||||
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 18 | |||||||
| 12 | Cancer | 144 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 67 | 31 | 144 | ||||||
| 13 | Rheumatic Fever | 5 | — | — | __ | 1 | — | _ | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 14 | Meningitis | 10 | o | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | 12 | 1 | 6 | - | 10 | ||
| 15 | Organic Heart Disease | — | 1 | — | — | 47 | 51 | 163 | ||||||||
| 16 | Bronchitis | — | 2 | - | 125 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 28 | 191 | ||||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 28 | 32 | 50 | 3." | 33 | 56 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 24 | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | ||||
| 19 | Diarrhrea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | 28 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 28 | ||
| 20 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 21 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||||
| 21a | Alcoholism | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | |||
| 22 | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 44 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 44 | |||
| 23 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| 24 | Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | — | — | — | — | o | — | — | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 25 | Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 57 | ||
| 26 | Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 8 | 8 | 17 | 59 | 19 | 33 | 12 | 80 | |||||||
| 27 | Suicides | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 28 | Other defined Causes | 93 | 195 | 252 | 95 | 95 | 125 | 74 | 389 | |||||||
| 29 | Diseases ill defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 1588 | 188 | 427 | 613 | 965 | 337 | 400 | 574 | 277 | 1588 | ||||||
23
Total.
3
—
7
1
21
7
36
4
151
17
18
144
5
10
163
191
149
24
28
6
14
6
44
1
5
57
80
7
389
—
1588
St. John.
-
1
-
6
1
10
1
23
4
2
32
1
-
29
28
25
3
1
3
4
—
9
-
1
9
12
1
74
-
277
Christ
Church
1
—
5
1
14
1
5
2
61
7
10
49
2
6
55
68
56
10
15
1
4
3
14
-
2
23
33
1
125
-
574
St. Mary.
1
-
-
-
1
3
17
1
35
2
3
31
1
3
51
55
33
4
8
-
3
3
14
1
1
13
19
2
95
-
400
All Souls.
1
-
1
-
-
2
4
-
32
4
3
32
1
1
30
40
35
7
4
2
3
-
7
-
1
12
16
3
95
-
337
Total Deaths
whether of
Residents or
Non-Residents
in Institutions
in the
District.
1
-
-
-
1
2
-
10
12
13
305
-
12
53
13
50
10
18
25
10
2
24
8
20
55
59
6
252
-
965
Net deaths at the subjoined ages of '' Residents ''
whether occurring within or without the district.
65 and
upwards.
-
-
—
_
-
—
22
3
14
-
1
67
2
-
86
125
49
10
-
—
3
—
11
—
—
—
25
195
-
613
45 and
under 65.
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
62
-
2
61
2
1
47
44
32
7
-
3
11
3
28
-
—
—
17
4
93
-
427
25 and
under 45.
2
-
-
-
-
—
4
—
52
-
6
14
—
2
24
4
28
3
-
-
—
3
3
1
2
-
10
2
36
-
196
15 and
under 25.
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
21
3
1
-
-
-
5
-
2
—
-
1
-
-
-
-
3
—
8
1
7
-
53
5 and
under 15.
-
-
-
-
1
2
-
-
1
5
5
2
1
-
-
3
3
—
-
2
-
-
1
-
—
—
8
-
5
-
39
2 and
under 5.
—
2
1
2
1
—
—
1
1 2
2
-
-
1
-
2
6
2
2
-
-
-
1
-
—
—
3
-
3
-
31
1 and
under 2.
—
3
—
8
1
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
2
1
—
7
—
5
-
—
—
—
-
—
2
3
—
4
-
41
Under 1.
—
2
— i
10
3
—
1
-
2
1
—
—
i
-
13 ;
22
2
21
-
—
-
—
-
—
55
6
-
46
-
188
All Ages.
3
—
7
1
21
7
36
4
151
17
18
144
5
10
163
191
149
24
28
6
14
6
44
1 1
5
57
80
7
389
-
1588
CAUSES OF DEATH.
Entcric Fever
Small Pox
Measles
Scarlet Fever
Whooping Cough
Diphtheria and Croup
Influenza
Erysipelas
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)
Tuberculous Meningitis
Other Tuberculous Diseases
Cancer
Rheumatic Fever
Meningitis
Organic Heart Disease
Bronchitis
Pneumonia (all forms)
Other Diseases of Respiratory
Organs
Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2
vears)
Appendicitis and Typhlitis
Cirrhosis of Liver
Alcoholism.
Nephritis and Bright's Disease
Puerperal Fever
Other accidents and diseases of
Pregnancy and Parturition
Congenital Debility and Malformation,
including Premature Birth
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide
Suicides
Other defined Causes
Diseases ill denned or unknown |
Totals
No.
I
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29