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 III.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 4 weeks ending June 25th, 1904, in the Borough of St. Marylebone.
CAUSES OK 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 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
holera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Septic Diseases.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 16 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Bronchitis | 14 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
Pneumonia | 9 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Other Diseases ot Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
Venereal Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Premature Birth | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Heart Diseases | 16 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
Accidents.. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Suicides | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
All other causes | 58 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 36 | |
All causes | 142 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 53 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 54 | 25 | *79 |
*37 of these were Non-Parishioners.