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 XII.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 5 weeks ending January 25th, 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 Institution | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | |
Measles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Septic Diseases | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | 9 | 1 | 11 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 22 | |
Bronchitis | 47 | 4 | 2 | .. | 4 | 11 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | |
Pneumonia | 16 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases ot | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Respiratory Organs Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | |
Venereal Diseases | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | |
Premature Birth | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart Diseases | 22 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | |
Accidents | 8 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
Suicides | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
All other causes | 72 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 45 | |
All causes | 249 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 117 | 62 | 47 | 41 | 38 | 72 | 48 | 126 |