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 VIII. —Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ending March 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. | All Souls. | Rectory. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 27 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Whooping Cough | 6 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Other continued . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza . | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 12 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Septic Diseases | 8 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Phthisis | 64 | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 43 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .. | 12 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 42 | |
Bronchitis | 123 | 13 | 7 | 1 | .. | 42 | 60 | 30 | 12 | 20 | 43 | 18 | 63 | |
Pneumonia | 44 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 12 | |
Pleurisy | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | |
Venereal Diseases | 6 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
Premature Birth | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 11 | |
Heart Diseases | 41 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 22 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 20 | |
Accidents | 16 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
Suicides | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
All other causes | 202 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 67 | 73 | 49 | 35 | 24 | 60 | 29 | 12 | |
All causes | 655 | 99 | 60 | 24 | 17 | 25 | 198 | 163 | 83 | 94 | 209 | 106 | 373 | |
*Of these 90 were Non-Parishioners. |