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 IX.— Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 4 weeks ending August 27th, 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 tinder 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | .. | .. | .. | • • | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | 46 | 35 | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 7 | |
Enteritis | 11 | 2 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 2 | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Other Septic Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Phthisis | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 8 | 1 | 15 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 8 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
Bronchitis | 12 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 8 | 2 | 6 | |
Pneumonia | 6 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Venereal Diseases | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Premature Birth | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart Diseases | 16 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
Accidents | 6 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Suicides | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | I | |
All other cause | 51 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .. | 15 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 31 | |
All causes | 192 | 63 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 40 | 44 | 12 | 31 | 79 | 26 | 104 | |
*Of these were Non-Parishioners. |