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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 III.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the four weeks ending March 4th, 1905, in the Borough of St. Marylebone.
| Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Localities (at all Ages ) | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAUSES OF DEATH | All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | All Souis. | Rectory. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | ||
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Other Septic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Phthisis | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Bronchitis | 36 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 10 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 16 | |
| Pneumonia | 20 | 6 | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | |
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart Diseases | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| Accidents | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Suicides | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| All other causes | 57 | 16 | 1 | ... | 3 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 26 | |
| All causes | 187 | 37 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 66 | 52 | 37 | 26 | 27 | 62 | 35 | *98 | |
* 30 of these were Non-Parishioners.