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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Marylebone 1903
[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 October 31st, 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. | and upwards. | All Souls. | Rectory. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Croup | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ||
| Phthisis | 20 | ... | ... | 1 | 18 | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 7 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 12 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | 4 | 1 | 21 | |
| Bronchitis | 20 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | ... | 9 | |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Premature Birth | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Heart Diseases | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Accidents | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Suicides | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| All other causes | 55 | 10 | 2 | ... | 2 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 17 | |
| All causes | 183 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 69 | 48 | 43 | 31 | 22 | 63 | 24 | 84* | |
*31 of these were Non-Parishioners.