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 February 22nd, 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. | Rectoky. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | ||
Smallpox | 6 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 |
Measles | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 10 | 1 | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Other Septic Diseases. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Phthisis | 25 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 17 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
Cancer, Malignant. Disease | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 17 |
Bronchitis | 82 | 8 | 4 | .. | .. | 20 | 50 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 32 |
Pneumonia | 13 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .. | 5 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Diseases of Inspiratory Organs | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
Venereal Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Premature Birth | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Heart Diseases | 29 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 12 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
Accidents | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Suicides | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
All other causes | 54 | 12 | 4 | .. | 1 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 20 |
All causes | 280 | 35 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 87 | 107 | 49 | 59 | 41 | 95 | 30 | 113 |
* The deaths in Table III. are included in this column ; 27 out of the 113 were • on-parishioners.