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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Marylebone 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE IX.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ending June 25th, 1904, 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 | 19 | 4 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic influenza | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Phthisis | 58 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 9 | 38 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 32 | |
| Bronchitis | 57 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | 21 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 34 | |
| Pneumonia | 34 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 11 | |
| Pleurisy | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 6 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Heart Diseases | 50 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 20 | |
| Accidents | 11 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| Suicides | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| All other causes | 170 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 70 | 39 | 31 | 13 | 55 | 32 | 115 | |
| All causes | 478 | 64 | 47 | 11 | 22 | 187 | 147 | 113 | 62 | 62 | 153 | 88 | *294 | |
*91 of these were Non-Parishioners.