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 VI.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 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 | 25 | 8 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic influenza | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Puerperal fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Other Septic Diseases | 8 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
Phthisis | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 29 | ||
Other Tubercular Diseases | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 3 | 16 | ||
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 28 | |
Bronchitis | 52 | 7 | 5 | .. | .. | 10 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 22 | |
Pneumonia | 56 | 9 | 14 | 2 | .. | 23 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 17 | |
Pleurisy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
Venereal Diseases | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Premature Birth | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Heart Diseases | 43 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 19 | |
Accidents | 15 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | I | 8 | 2 | 9 | |
Suicides | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
All other causes | 145 | 28 | 4 | .. | 2 | 58 | 53 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 41 | 29 | 74 | |
All causes | 501 | 84 | 51 | 11 | 11 | 214 | 127 | 113 | 60 | 00 | 184 | 81 | 204 |
*37 of these were Non-Parishioners.