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 four weeks ending July 1st, 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. | 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 | 12 | 4 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | ||||
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Fever- | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Officer continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Plague | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Puerperal fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Septic .Diseases | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | |
| Phthisis | 12 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 10 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 5 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 | |
| Bronchitis | 13 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 8 | |
| Pneumonia | 17 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 | |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Heart Diseases | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Accidents | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | |
| Suicides | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| All other causes | 40 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 21 | |
| All causes | 142 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 31 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 44 | 27 | 68 | |
*26 of these were Non-Parishioners.