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Marylebone 1916
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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TABLE I.
Infant Mortality. Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at various ages, and in Sub-Districts, under 1 Year of Afre.
| No. | CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | X and under 2 Weeks. | 2 and under 3 Weeks. | 3 and under4 Weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1 and under 3 Months | 3 and under 6 Months | 6 and under 9 Months | 9 and under 12 Months | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small-Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Chicken-Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | —_ | — | 3 |
| 6 | Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | —_ | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Diarrhœa | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 6 |
| 8 | Enteritis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6 | l | 14 |
| 9 | Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | l | 1 |
| 12 | | Congenital Malformation | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 8 | l | 5 |
| 13 | Premature Birth | 21 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 32 |
| 14 | Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | — | 28 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 28 |
| 15 | Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 16 | Injury at Birth | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Syphilis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | —_ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 19 | Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 |
| 21 | Convulsions | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 22 | Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| 25 | Pneumonia (all forms) | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 23 |
| 26 | Suffocation, Overlying | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 |
| 27 | Other Causes | 9 | 2 | — | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| Totals | 49 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 71 | 39 | 30 | 32 | 16 | 188 | 32 | 40 | 88 . | 28 | 188 |
144
44
St. John.
-
-
1
-
-
3
_
1
-
-
1
-
4
6
-
1
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
1
2
-
4
28
Christ
Church.
-
-
-
-
-
6
4
6
1
-
-
8
11
17
-
-
-
1
-
3
4
-
-
3
13
3
13
88
Legitimate Infants
Illegitimate Infants,
Total
St. Mary.
-
-
-
-
2
-
2
4
-
-
-
1
7
4
1
-
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
8
5
1
3
40
All Souls.
-
-
1
-
1
1
_
3
1
-
-
-
10
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
1
3
1
5
32
Nett Deaths in the year
Total
Deaths
under 1
Year.
-
-
2
-
3
10
6
14
2
-
1
5
32
28
2
2
-
2
-
4
9
-
-_
13
23
5
25
188
9 and
under 12
Months
-
-
1
-
2
3
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
4
-
2
16
6 and
under 9
Months
-
—
—
-
1
5
3
2
-
-
-
—
—
1
-
-
_
—
—
3
2
-
-
3
8
1
3
32
3 and
under 6
Months
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
6
1
-
-
-
1
4
-
-
-
1
-
1
2
-
-
3
6
-
2
30
1 and
under 3
Months!
-
—
1
-
-
-
1
4
-
-
l
—
1
16
1
-
-
—
—
-
3
-
-
3
4
-
4
39
Total
under 1
month.
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
5
29
7
1
2
-
1
-
-
2
-
-
2
1
4
14
71
1,649
, 165
1,814
3 and
under4
Weeks.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
3
96
2 and
under 3
Weeks.
-
—
-
-
—
-
—
-
-
-
-
—
3
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
—
3
Legitimate,
Illegitimate
Total
1 and
under 2
Weeks.
-
—
—
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
3
4
1
-
-|
-
—
—
-
-
-
—
-
1
—
2
13
Under
1
Week.
—
-
-
-
—
—
—
-
1
-
-
2
21
5
1
2
-
1
-
-
2
-
—
1
-
4
9
49
Nett Births in the Year
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Small-Pox
Chicken-Pox
Measles
Scarlet Fever
Diphtheria and Croup
Whooping Cough
Diarrhoea
Enteritis
Tuberculous Meningitis
Abdominal Tuberculosis
Other Tuberculous
Diseases
Congenital Malformation
Premature Birth
Atrophy, Debility and
Marasmus
Atelectasis
injury at Birth
Erysipelas
Syphilis
Rickets
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)
Convulsions
Gastritis
Laryngitis
Bronchitis
Pneumonia (all forms)
Suffocation, Overlyine
Other Causes
Totals
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27