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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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Localities Cat all Ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||||
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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 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
Whooping Cough | 5 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | ||||
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Septic Diseases | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | ||||
Phthisis | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 13 | .. | 2 | 9 | 3 | 22 | ||
Other Tubercular | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | ||
Cancer, Malignant | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 19 | ||
Bronchitis | 26 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
Pneumonia | 13 | 4 | 4 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 10 | .. | 2 | |||
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | |||
Venereal Diseases | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Premature Birth | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ||||
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |
Heart Diseases | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | |||
Accidents | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Suicides | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
All other causes | 59 | 15 | 3 | .. | 1 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 33 | |
All causes | 41 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 78 | 59 | 48 | 23 | 24 | 72 | 34 | 123* |
*37 of these were non-parishioners.