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 III.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 5 weeks ending August 2nd, 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. | |||
.... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Measles | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 4 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | 10 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Other Septic Diseases | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Phthisis | 17 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 8 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | |
Cancer, Malignant | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | |
Bronchitis | 20 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Pneumonia | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Venereal Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Premature Birth | 4 | 4 | .. | •• | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Diseases and Accidents | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart Diseases | 14 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | ||
Accidents | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
Suicides | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
All other causes | 53 | 6 | 3 | .. | 4 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 9 | |
All causes | 179 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 78 | 44 | 35 | 21 | 27 | 56 | 40 | 55 |