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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 IV.—Giving the Causes of Deaths during the fifty-two Weeks ending December 26th, 1903, at the Middlesex Hospital, Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, the Workhouse, the Hospital of St. John & Elizabeth, and the Marylebone Infirmary, Notting Hill, W.
| Middlesex Hospital | Queen Charlotte's Hospital. | Samaritan Hospital. | Workhouse | Notting Hill Infirmary. | Hospital of St. John &, Elizabeth Grove Rd. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 16 | ... | ... | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| Pyaemia | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 15 | ... |
| Cancer | 127 | ... | ... | 1 | 51 | 3 |
| Phthisis & Tuberculosis | 33 | ... | ... | 7 | 115 | 14 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... |
| Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 19 | ... | ... | 11 | 112 | ... |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peritonitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Disease of Brain | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Heart | 25 | ... | ... | 10 | 34 | 2 |
| „ Kidney | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| ,, Liver | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| „ Uterus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ovary | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Parturition | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fractures and Injuries | 14 | ... | ... | 3 | 17 | ... |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 15 | ... |
| Low Vitality, Infants | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 2 | 24 | ... | 8 | 6 | ... |
| Other causes | 127 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 105 | 7 |
| Total | *376 | †37 | **13 | 87 | 528 | ‡29 |
* Of the 376 deaths in the Middlesex Hospital, 309 were those of non-parishioners.
† Of the 37 deaths in Queen Charlotte's Hospital 22 were those of non-parishioners.
** Six of the 13 deaths in the Samaritan Hospital were those of non-parishioners.
‡ Of the 29 deaths in St. John's Hospital 19 were those of non-parishioners.