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 14 weeks ending March 29th, 1902, in the Borough of St. Marylebone.
CAUSES OK DEATH. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Localities (at all Ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions.* | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All ages. | Under 1. | land under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | All Souls. | Rectort. | St. Mart. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
Smallpox | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | ||
Measles | 61 | 19 | 34 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 2 | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
Croup | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
Other continued . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 24 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Erysipelas | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Other Septic Diseases.. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis | 55 | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 30 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | .. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 35 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 48 | |
Bronchitis | 193 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 105 | 35 | 46 | 29 | 59 | 24 | 52 | |
Pneumonia | 48 | 7 | 12 | 1 | .. | 20 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 20 | |
Pleurlay | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases of Inspiratory Organs | 7 | .. | 1 | •• | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Venereal Diseases | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | ||
Premature Birth | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 2 | .. | .. | •• | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | •• | |
Heart Diseases | 77 | 2 | .. | 4 | 41 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 28 | ||
Accidents | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .. | 11 | 5 | 9 | |
Suicides | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | •• | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
All other causes | 206 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 67 | 75 | 37 | 40 | 55 | 45 | 84 | ||
All causes | 839 | 131 | 84 | 3 | 28 | 301 | 264 | 156 | 167 | 126 | 260 | 130 | 314 |
* 105 out of the 314 were ron-pariahioners.