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Marylebone 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE IV.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the five weeks ending August 4th, 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 | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | l | ||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Epidemic Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Diarrhœa | 9 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Enteritis | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | ||
| Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ||
| Phthisis | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 13 | ||
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 7 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | ||
| Bronchitis | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | ... | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Pneumonia | 11 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Alcoholism | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||||||||
| Venereal Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Premature Birth | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ||
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Heart Diseases | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Accidents | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Suicides | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| All other causes | 45 | 10 | 1 | ... | 3 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 36 | ||
| All causes | 163 | 34 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 59 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 67 | 20 | *106 | ||
| *33 of these were Non-Parishioners. | ||||||||||||||