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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 VII. Causes of. and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ending April 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 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Epidemic influenza | 11 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ||
| Other Septic Diseases .. | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ||
| Phthisis | 56 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 23 | ||
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 17 | 4 | 7 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | ||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 44 | ||
| Bronchitis | 99 | 14 | 9 | ... | ... | 24 | 52 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 41 | 10 | 44 | ||
| Pneumonia | 59 | 17 | 21 | ... | ... | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Venereal Diseases | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ||
| Premature Birth | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ||
| Heart Diseases | 55 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 25 | ||
| Accidents | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| All other causes | 177 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 70 | 58 | 50 | 22 | 22 | 50 | 33 | 89 | ||
| All causes | 581 | 95 | 56 | 8 | 16 | 232 | 174 | 125 | 83 | 73 | 196 | 104 | 291 | ||
*80 of these were Non-Parishioners.