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Marylebone 1906
[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 five weeks ending May 5th, 1906, 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. i | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | l | 3 | 2 | ... | 7 | |
| Phthisis | 24 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 11 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | |
| Bronchitis | 38 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 12 | |
| Pneumonia | 18 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | 4 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Heart Diseases | 16 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | |
| Accidents | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| All other causes | 67 | 12 | 2 | ... | 2 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 15 | ... | |
| All causes | 214 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 85 | 82 | 51 | 57 | 69 | 37 | 118 | |
*29 of these were Non-Parishioners.