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 V.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 4 weeks ending February 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 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 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Epidemic influenza | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhœa | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Septic Diseases ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
Phthisis | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | " 7 | 2 | 12 | |||||
Other Tubercular Diseases | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | 7 | 2 | 20 | |
Bronchitis | 29 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 14 | |
Pneumonia | 11 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Pleurisy | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
Venereal Diseases | 4 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Premature Birth | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
Heart Diseases | 12 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Accidents | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | |
Suicides | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
All other causes | 55 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 38 | |
All causes | 180 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 59 | 41 | 25 | 22 | 60 | 32 | *114 | |
*26 of the 114 deaths were Non-Parishioners. |