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 |