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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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| 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 | 17 | .. | 10 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | l | |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic influenza | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 7 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Phthisis | 25 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 21 | ... | 3 | 4 | 8 | ... | 5 | 15 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Bronchitis | 54 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 18 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 11 | ... | 11 | 24 | |
| Pneumonia | 13 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Heart Diseases | 21 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | |
| Accidents | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | ||
| Suicides | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| All other causes | 74 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 9 | ||
| All causes | 263 | 40 | 21 | 9 | 67 | 33 | 38 | 77 | 48 | *113 | ||||
| *Of these 37 were Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||