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 5 weeks ending August 1st, 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Diarrhœa | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Phthisis | 14 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 2 | .. | 1 | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
| Bronchitis | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Pneumonia | 13 | 3 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Premature Birth | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Heart Disease | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 4 | 9 | |
| Accidents | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | |
| Suicides | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| All other causes | 33 | 9 | 2 | .. | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 27 | |
| All causes | 136 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 28 | 33 | 24 | 22 | 34 | 23 | *99 | |
*54 of these were non-parishioners.