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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 V.— Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the four weeks ending November 26th, 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. | Ail Souis. | Rectory. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever- | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | l | |
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Phthisis | 22 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 19 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | 11 | 4 | 19 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| Bronchitis | 31 | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 20 | |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 | 2 | 5 | |
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Premature Birth | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart Diseases | 15 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | |
| Accidents | 6 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| All other causes | 43 | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 31 | |
| All causes | 174 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 23 | 20 | 63 | 27 | 116 | |
| 28 of these were Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||