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 VIII.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ending June 27th, 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. | |||
Smallpox | ... | … | … | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Whooping Cough | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 6 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Epidemic influenza | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhoea | 10 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Erysipelas | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Other Sept c Diseases | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | |
Phthisis | 67 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 51 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 52 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 27 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 45 | |
Bronchitis | 61 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | 15 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 36 | |
Pneumonia | 31 | 6 | 12 | ... | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 5 | |
Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | |
Venereal Diseases | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
Premature Birth | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | |
Heart Diseases | 41 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 19 | |
Accidents | 21 | 3 | ... | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | |||
Suicides | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
All other causes | 158 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 63 | 46 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 63 | 27 | 110 | ||
All causes | 515 | 87 | 45 | 20 | 207 | 141 | 128 | 69 | 68 | 169 | 81 | 3321 |
*180 of these were Non-Parishioners.