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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.—Giving the Causes of Deaths during 1905, at the Middlesex Hospital, Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, the Workhouse, the Hospital of St. John and Elizabeth, and the
St. Marylebone Infirmary. Notting Hill, W.
| Middlesex Hospital | Queen Charlotte's Hospital. | Samaritan Hospital. | Workhouse | Notting Hill Infirmary. | Hospital of St. John & Elizabeth Grove Rd. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Typhoid Fever | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 23 | ... |
| Pyaemia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Cancer | 87 | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 3 |
| Phthisis & Tuberculosis | 30 | ... | ... | ... | 119 | 6 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | ... |
| Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | |
| Bronchitis | 7 | ... | ... | 12 | 108 | ... |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Peritonitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Disease of Brain | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| „ Heart | 27 | 1 | ... | 4 | 34 | ... |
| ,, Kidney | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| „ Liver | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | ... |
| „ Uterus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ovary | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Parturition | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fractures and Injuries | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | ... |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | |
| Low Vitality, Infants | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | ... | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other causes | 91 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 90 | 9 |
| Total | *284 | †44 | **11 | 43 | 500 | ***18 |
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* Of the 284 deaths in the Middlesex Hospital, 240 were those of non-parishioners.
+ Of the 44 deaths in Queen Charlotte's Hospital, 40 were those of non-parishioners.
** The 11 deaths in the Samaritan Hospital were those of non-parishioners.
*** The 18 deaths in the Hospital of St. John were those of non-parishioners