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 II.—Giving the Causes of Deaths during May, 1904, at the Middlesex Hospital, Queen Charlotte 's Lying-in Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, the Workhouse, the Hospital of St. John and 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 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Typhoid Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhosa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cancer | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 |
| Phthisis & Tuberculosis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 |
| Rheumatism | ||||||
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. |
| Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Disease of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Heart | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Kidney | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| ,, Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| ,, Uterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| „ Ovary | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fractures and Injuries | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
| Low Vitality, Infants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Premature Birth | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other causes | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. |
| Total | *34 | †11 | **1 | 5 | 32 | ***2 |
* Of the 34 deaths in the Middlesex Hospital, 30 were those of non-parishioners,
† Ten of the 11 deaths in Queen Charlotte's Hospital were those of non-parishioners.
** The 1 death in the Samaritan Hospital was that of a non-parishioner.
*** The 2 deaths in St. John's Hospital were those of non-parishioners.