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 thirteen weeks ending March 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. Johx. | |||
Smallpox | ||||||||||||||
Measles | ||||||||||||||
Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |||||
Whooping Cough | 16 | 5 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | .. | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 6 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhua | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | |
pother continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
Cholera | - | - | ||||||||||||
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Enteritis | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | I | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Eryaiplas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Septic Diseates | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | ||
Phthisis | 79 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 65 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 42 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 12 | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | |
Cancer, Malignant, | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 49 | |
Bronchitis | 81 | 16 | 5 | 2 | .. | 23 | 35 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 85 | 3 | 31 | |
Pneumonia | 69 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 14 | |
Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases of Kespiratory Organs | 16 | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .. | |
Venereal Diseases | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Premature Birth | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | |
Diseases and Accidents | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | |
Heart Diseases .. | 54 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 4 | |
Accidents | 14 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Suicides | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
All other causes.. | 174 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 20 | 53 | 31 | 94 | |
All causes .. | 613 | 120 | 52 | 10 | 32 | 255 | 144 | 149 | 96 | 69 | 187 | 92 | 248 |