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 V.— Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 5 weeks ending November 1st, 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 tinder 65. | 65 and upwards. | All Souls. | Rectory. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhœa | 12 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| Enteritis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Phthisis | 19 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Cancer, Malignant, Disease | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| Bronchitis | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 5 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 | .. | 7 | ||
| Pneumonia | 4 | 5 | .. | 1 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| Venereal Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Diseases and Accidents | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Heart Diseases | 22 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | |
| Accidents | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Suicides | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| All other causes | 75 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 14 | 47 | ||
| All causes | 231 | 42 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 94 | 56 | 52 | 24 | 37 | 79 | 39 | 115 | |