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Marylebone 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 11.—Giving the Causes of Deaths during the 13 Weeks ending June 28th, 1902, at the Middlesex Hospital, Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, the Workhouse, the Hospital of St. John & Elizabeth, and the Marylebone Infirmary, Notting Hill, W.
| Middlesex Hospital | Queen Charlotte's Hospital. | Samaritan Hospital. | Workhouse | Notting Hill. Infirmary. | Hospital of St. John & Elizabeth, Grove Rd. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | ||||||
| Influenza | ||||||
| Scarlet Fever | ||||||
| Diphtheria | ||||||
| Typhoid Fever | ||||||
| Diarrhoea | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Erysipelas | 1 | |||||
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 7 | 1 | 11 | |||
| Pyaemia | ||||||
| Syphilis | 4 | |||||
| Cancer | 34 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Phthisis & Tuberculosis | 3 | 33 | 2 | |||
| Rheumatism | ||||||
| Apoplexy | 1 | |||||
| Paralysis | 3 | |||||
| Bronchitis | 4 | 1 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Asthma | ||||||
| Peritonitis | ||||||
| Disease of Brain | ||||||
| „ Heart | 11 | 1 | 12 | |||
| „ Kidney | 1 | |||||
| ,, Liver | 2 | |||||
| „ Uterus | ||||||
| „ Ovary | ||||||
| Parturition | ||||||
| Diabetes | ||||||
| Fractures and Injuries. | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Old Age | 6 | |||||
| Low Vitality, Infants | ||||||
| Premature Birth | 4 | |||||
| Other causes | 25 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 2 |
| Total | *87 | ‡‡8 | 10 | 124 | ‡‡9 |
* Of the 87 deaths in the Middlesex Hospital, 65 were those of non-parishioners.
‡‡ The 8 deaths in Queen Charlotte's Hospital were those of infants; seven
were the children of non-parishioners.
‡ The 4 deaths in the Samaritan Hospital were those of non-parishioners.
†† Seven of the 9 deaths in St. John's Hospital were those of non-parishioners.