Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 February 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. | b5 and upwards. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 2 | ... | ... | l | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Fever. | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Epidemic Influenza | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhoea | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Puerperal fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Erysipelas | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Other Septic Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Phthisis | 20 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 12 | ... | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 13 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
Bronchitis | 29 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 9 | |
Pneumonia | 11 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 5 | 6 | ... | 4 | |
Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | ... | .. | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Venereal Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
Premature Birth | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
Heart Diseases | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Accidents | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 8 | |
Suicides | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
All other causes | 54 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 19 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 35 | |
All causes | 173 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 68 | 54 | 25 | 60 | 56 | 32 | 104 |
*32 of these were Non-Parishioners.