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 4 weeks ending November 29th, 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. | |||
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhœa. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Septic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Phthisis | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | .. | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 20 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | |
| Bronchitis | 28 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 3 | |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | 3 | |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
| Diseases and Accidents | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Heart Diseases | 18 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Accidents | 7 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Suicides | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| All other causes | 62 | 10 | 6 | .. | 1 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 24 | |
| All causes | 184 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 74 | 54 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 63 | 39 | 107 | |