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 (at 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 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
Epidemic Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other Septic Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Phthisis | 20 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | ||
Other Tubercular Diseases | 5 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | I | .. | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||
Bronchitis | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | ||
Pneumonia | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | ??? | ||
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | |||
Venereal Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
Premature Birth | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart Diseases | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
Accidents | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
Suicides | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
All other causes | 43 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 32 | ||
All causes | 139 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 26 | *103 |
"Of these, 28 were Non-Parishioners.