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.