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 II.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the four weeks ending February 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 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Septic Diseases | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis | 29 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 14 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Cancer, Malignant Diseases | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 15 | |
Bronchitis | 29 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 11 | |
Pneumonia | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Alcoholism | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||||||||
Venereal Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Premature Birth | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Heart Diseases | 20 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
Accidents | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Suicides | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
All other causes | 54 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 32 | |
All causes | 213 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 91 | 53 | 55 | 36 | 28 | 68 | 26 | 84 |