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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Marylebone 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XI.—Causes of, and
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 6 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 6 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| | Enteric | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic influenza | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague Diarrhoea | ... 49 | ... 39 | 7 | ... ... | ... ... | ... | ... ... | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 12 | |
| Enteritis | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ||
| Other Septic Diseases | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | 6 | |
| Phthisis | 48 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 19 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 17 | 6 | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 44 | |
| Bronchitis | 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 13 | |
| Pneumonia | 26 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Heart Diseases | 31 | ... | ... | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Accidents | 14 | 5 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| All other causes | 154 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 55 | 60 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 52 | 44 | 62 | |
| All causes | 488 | 105 | 40 | 11 | 18 | 205 | 109 | 104 | 64 | 58 | 158 | 104 | 223 | |