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 January 7th, 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 Ub | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | All Souls. | Rectory. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | 21 | 4 | 14 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | .. | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Other Septic Diseases. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Phthisis | 24 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | I | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
Cancer, Malignant, Disease | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 4 | 5 | .. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
Bronchitis .. | 46 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | 9 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 17 | |
Pneumonia | 28 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
Venereal Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Premature Birth | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Diseases and Accidents | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart Diseases | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 8 | 3 | 7 | .. | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
Accidents | 9 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 6 | |
Suicides | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
All other causes | 68 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 30 | |
All causes | 266 | 43 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 98 | 76 | 48 | 37 | 33 | 95 | 53 | 119* |
*0f these 34 were non-parishioners.