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 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | •• | 2 | |
Scarlet Fever | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Whooping Cough | 6 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
FEVER | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Other continued | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 2 | .. | .. | .. | ... | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 25 | 21 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | |
Enteritis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | |
Other Septic Diseases | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Phthisis | 57 | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 44 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 13 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 54 | |
Bronchitis | 27 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | |
Pneumonia | 28 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .. | 13 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | ??? | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Venereal Diseases | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Premature Birth | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart Diseases | 43 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | ??? | 30 | |
Accidents | 23 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .. | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 13 | |
Suicides | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
All other causes | 129 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 35 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 40 | 25 | 95 | |
All causes | 449 | 79 | 41 | 17 | 18 | 198 | 96 | 101 | 60 | 65 | 142 | 81 | *309 |
*112 of these were Non-Parishioners.