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 YII.— Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 4 weeks ending March 28tb, 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. | 65 and upwards. | All Souls. | Rectory. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Whooping Cough | 12 | 7 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 7 | 2 | 3 | ||
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 6 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | |
Other Septic Diseases | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 | ||
Phthisis | 18 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |
Other Tubercular | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Bronchitis | 31 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 11 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 18 | |
Pneumonia | 14 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | |
Pleurisy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Other Diseases of | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Venereal Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Premature Birth | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
Diseases and Accidents | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Heart Diseases | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
Accidents | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | |
Suicides | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
All other causes | 46 | 9 | 4 | .. | 2 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 23 | |
All causes | 205 | 42 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 81 | 53 | 15 | 25 | 21 | 81 | 33 | 111* |
*22 of these were non-parishioners.