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 V.— Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the five weeks ending January 26th, 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 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | 'Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Enteritis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Septic Diseases. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Phthisis | 26 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 20 | .. | 12 | 2 | .. | 8 | 4 | 13 | |
Other Tubercular Disease | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
Bronchitis | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 12 | |
Pneumonia | 22 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 10 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Alcoholism | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||||||||
Venereal Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Premature Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | |
Heart Diseases | 23 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | .. | |
Accidents | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Suicides | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
All other causes | 74 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 41 | |
All causes | 221 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 90 | 54 | 52 | 32 | 26 | 66 | 45 | 103* |
* Of the 103 deaths in Public Institutions, 50 were non-residents, and are not included in the Statistics
of the District.