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Marylebone 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: TABLE VIII.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ending March 28th, 1903, in the Borough of St. Marylebone.

TABLE VIII.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ending March 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 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.All Souls.Rectory.St. Mary.Christ Church.St. John.
Smallpox.......................................
Measles541............3...11......
Scarlet Fever3...3.....................213
Whooping Cough3915213.........44318104
Diphtheria and Mem6132.........31...111
branous Croup Croup.......................................
FeverTyphus.......................................
Enteric2............2...1......1......
Other continued.......................................
Epidemic influenea91...1...522...1331
Cholera.......................................
Plague.......................................
Diarrhoea15102......215215210
Enteritis.......................................
Puerperal fever.......................................
Erysipelas6............33......2136
Other Septic Diseases9............9...62...1...12
Phthisis61222744414410231035
Other Tubercular2047414...3218622
Diseases Cancer, Malignant42............2715124119632
Disease Bronchitis105168......2556141513501348
Pneumonia50101011217810521621
Pleurisy2............2...1......1...1
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs1...............1.........1...1
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver7............3412...312
Venereal Diseases11...............11
Premature Birth1818...............7225210
Diseases and Accidents....................................2
of Parturition Heart Diseases501......129191012118922
Accidents2143...36563210...12
Suicides4.........13......1...3...3
All other causes103348236749322223493791
All causes0391216815172521661328676235110340*

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*86 of these were Non-Parishioners.