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Marylebone 1906
[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 June Quarter, 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. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | ||||
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Epidemic influenza | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | ||
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Diarrhœa | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ||
| Other Septic Diseases | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 11 | ||
| Phthisis | 44 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 27 | ||
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | ||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 45 | ||
| Bronchitis | 58 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 10 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 30 | ||
| Pneumonia | 31 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Alcoholism | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 3 | ||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||||||||
| Venereal Diseases | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Premature Birth | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ||
| Heart Diseases | 42 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 23 | ||
| Accidents | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Suicides | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 4 | ||
| All other causes | 171 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 72 | 35 | 53 | 55 | 28 | 110 | ||
| All causes | 474 | 68 | 33 | 13 | 16 | 184 | 160 | 106 | 136 | 158 | 74 | 303* | ||
| *83 of these were Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||