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 VII.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ending June 28th, 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 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | |
Measles | 19 | 5 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .. | ||
Scarlet Fever | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | |
Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .... | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | 'Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | 8 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Other Septic Diseases | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | |
Phthisis | 59 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 39 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 20 | 7 | 5 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 43 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 41 | |
Bronchitis | 47 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 19 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 32 | |
Pneumonia | 44 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .. | 23 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 26 | |
Pleurisy | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | |
Venereal Diseases | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | ||
Premature Birth | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | .. | .. | •• | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Heart Diseases | 58 | .. | .. | 3 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 24 | ||
Accidents | 21 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | |
Suicides | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
All other causes | 131 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 45 | 35 | 57 | |
All causes | 516 | 93 | 43 | 9 | 16 | 220 | 135 | 122 | 73 | 61 | 154 | 106 | 253 |