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 III— Giving the Causes of Deaths during May, at the Middlesex Hospital, Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, the Workhouse, the Hospital of St. John & Elizabeth, and the Marylebone Infirmary, Notting Hill, W.
| Middlesex Hospital | Queen Charlotte's ETospital. | Samaritan Hospital. | Workhouse | Notting Hill Infirmary. | Hospital of St. John & Elizabeth Grove Rd. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Typhoid Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. |
| Phthisis & Tuberculosis | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Bronchitis | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. |
| Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Disease of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| „ Heart | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. |
| ,, Kidney | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| ,, Liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| „ Uterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| ,, Ovary | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fractures and Injuries. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| Low Vitality, Infants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Premature Birth | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other causes | 12 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. |
| Total | *35 | †2 | **3 | 5 | 35 | .. |
* Of the 35 deaths in the Middlesex Hospital, 31 were those of non-parishioners,
† The 2 deaths in Queen Charlotte's Hospital were infants, non-parishioners.
** The 3 deaths in the Samaritan Hospital were those of non-parishioners.