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 the five weeks ending
| Middlesex Hospital | Queen Charlotte's Hospital. | Samaritan Hospital. | Workhouse | Notting Hill Infirmary. | Hospital of St. John & Elizabeth Grove Rd. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Typhoid Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pyaemia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Cancer | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 |
| Phthisis & Tuberculosis | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. |
| Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| „ Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| ,, Kidney | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. |
| „ Uterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| „ Ovary | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Parturition | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fractures and Injuries | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. |
| Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. |
| Low Vitality, Infants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Premature Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other causes | 13 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. |
| Total | 35 | 3 | .. | 2 | 34 | 1 |
* Of the 35 deaths in the Middlesex Hospital, 31 were those of non-parishioners.
† The 3 deaths in Queen Charlotte's Hospital were those of non-parishioners.
** The death in St. John's Hospital was that of a non-parishioner.