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Marylebone 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XI.— Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ending September 24th, 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 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric ' | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic influenza | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 80 | 65 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 47 | 7 | 10 | |
| Enteritis | 12 | 3 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 3 | |
| Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Phthisis | 33 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 31 | ... | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 35 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 25 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 41 | |
| Bronchitis | 33 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 | |
| Pneumonia | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ... | 7. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Premature Birth | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Heart Diseases | 40 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 20 | ... | 11 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 18 | |
| Accidents | 12 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| Suicides | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| All other causes | 161 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 58 | 37 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 28 | 90 | |
| All causes | 479 | 136 | 48 | 19 | 11 | 165 | 109 | 106 | 42 | 78 | 187 | 66 | *281 | |
*83 of these were Non-Parishioners.