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Marylebone 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE IX.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 weeks ending September, 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, j | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 20 | 3 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 13 | ... | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 51 | 29 | 16 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 11 | |
| Enteritis | 16 | 9 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
| Phthisis | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 22 | |
| Other Tubercular | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | |
| Diseases Cancer, Malignant Disease | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 45 | |
| Bronchitis | 24 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 9 | |
| Pneumonia | 18 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 7 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Premature Birth | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Heart Diseases | 36 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 16 | |
| Accidents | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| Suicides | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| All other causes | 142 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 56 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 19 | 117 | |
| All causes | 458 | 99 | 66 | 4 | 14 | 165 | 110 | 88 | 110 | 189 | 71 | 308* | |
*89 of these were Non-Parishioners.