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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 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 5 weeks ending November 3rd, 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic influenza | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 4 | ... | .... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ...... | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Phthisis | 17 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | 17 | |
| Bronchitis | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ... | 6 | |
| Pneumonia | 13 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | |
| Heart Diseases | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| Accidents | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | |
| Suicides | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| All other causes | 72 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 47 | |
| All causes | 176 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 69 | 46 | 31 | 51 | 58 | 36 | 114* | |
* 34 of these were Non-Parishioners.