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 III.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 4 weeks ending November 23rd, 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. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | All Souls. ' | Rectory. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Enteritis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Other Septic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 10 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 7 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | |
Cancer, Malignant. Disease | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 2 | 8 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | |
Bronchitis | 40 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 17 | |
Pneumonia | 12 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | |
Venereal Diseases | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Premature Birth | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart Diseases | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Accidents | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | |
Suicides | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
All other causes | 42 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .. | 17 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 21 | |
All causes | 160 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 82 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 52 | 28 | 71 |