Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE VII.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ending June 22nd, 1901, in the Borough of St. Marylebone.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Localities (at all Ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | All Souls. | Rectory. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
Smallpox | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | 19 | 12 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | .. | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | 9 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Other Septic Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis | 44 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 38 | |
Other Tubercular | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .. | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .. | |
Cancer, Malignant | 34 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 43 | |
Bronchitis | 51 | 4 | 8 | .. | .. | 16 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 16 | |
Pneumonia | 47 | 11 | 4 | .. | 2 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 14 | |
Pleurisy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
Venereal Diseases | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Premature Birth | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
Heart Diseases | 55 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 12 | .. | |
Accidents | 14 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 12 | .. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
Suicides | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
All other causes | 196 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 58 | 72 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 70 | 14 | 118 | |
All causes | 539 | 95 | 41 | 11 | 25 | 215 | 149 | 120 | 77 | 76 | 169 | 97 | 247 |
* 37 of the 90 were not residents in the District.