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 May 30th, 1903, 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. | Rectory. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
Small pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | |
Whooping Cough | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
FkvkR | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other Septic Diseases.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis | 19 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 15 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | |
Cancer, Malignant, Disease | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Bronchitis | 24 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 15 | |
Pneumonia | 6 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Venereal Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Premature Birth | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Diseases and Accidents of parturition | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart Diseases | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Accidents | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Suicides | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
All other causes | 47 | 11 | 4 | .. | 1 | 16 | 15 | 8. | 8 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 35 | |
All causes | 157 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 41 | 37 | 18 | 23 | 53 | 26 | 91 |
*37 of these were non-parishioners.