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 5 weeks ending May 3rd, 1902, 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 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | |
Measles | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and Mem branous Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Other Septic Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Phthisis | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 14 | 10 | 4 | .. | 11 | 6 | 25 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 6 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | 7 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
Bronchitis | 18 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
Pneumonia | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .. | 1 | 6 | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Venereal Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Premature Birth | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | l | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart Diseases | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Accidents | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Suicides | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
All other causes | 47 | 12 | 3 | .. | .. | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 19 | |
All causes | 191 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 57 | 44 | 26 | 23 | 58 | 38 | 90 |
* The deaths in Table III. are included in this column; 63 out of the 90 were non-parishioners.