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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 1905
[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 five weeks ending May 6th, 1905, 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. | 5and 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 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ||
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Feverer | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ||
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Epidemic Influenza | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Diarrhœa | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | l | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ||
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | ||
| Other Septic Diseases | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Phthisis | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | ||
| Bronchitis | 25 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Pneumonia | 21 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ... | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Alcoholism | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ||
| Cirrhosis of Liver, | |||||||||||||||
| Venereal Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Premature Birth | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Heart Diseases | 16 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | 8 | ||
| Accidents | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ||
| Suicides | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| All other causes | 46 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 15 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 18 | ||
| All causes | 178 | 32 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 61 | 52 | 35 | 22 | 24 | 73 | 24 | 88 | ||
*37 of these were Non-Parishioners.