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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TA RLE V.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 4 weeks ending February 28th, 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 35. | 25 and under 65. !- | 65 and upwards. | All Souls. | Rectory. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Fkvkk | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 2 | .. | .. | .. | •* | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhœa | 7 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Puerperal Fever.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Septic Diseases. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Phthisis | 19 | .. | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 15 | ||
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| Bronchitis | 28 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 13 | |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 8 | |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Venereal Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Premature Birth | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Heart Diseases | 12 | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 7 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Accidents | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | ||
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| All other causes | 49 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 28 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 38 | |
| All causes | 168 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 74 | as | 39 | 24 | 22 | 59 | 24 | 110* | |
*29 of these were uon-parishioners.