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 IX.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 4 weeks ending August 30th, 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 | S.t. john | ||||
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Measles | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Group | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Enteric | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Epidemic Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Diarrhoea | 16 | 11 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 7 | 4 | |||
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Other Septic Diseases.. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 4 | ||
| Phthisis | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | .. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | ||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |||
| Bronchitis | 10 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||
| Pneumonia | 8 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | |||
| Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |||
| Venereal Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Premature Birth | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heart Diseases | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 | ||
| Accidents | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Suicides | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| All other causes | 60 | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 2 | ||
| All cause | 119 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 43 | 36 | 21 | 19 | 42 | 31 | 81 | ||