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 II.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the four weeks ending March 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. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
Smallpox . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Measles . | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Whooping Cough | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Croup | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... |
Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
other continued | ... | .... ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Epidemic Influenza | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhoea | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Other Septic Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Phthisis | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 16 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases . | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease . | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
Bronchitis | 24 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | |
Pneumonia | 9 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
Venereal Diseases | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Premature Birth | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Heart Diseases | 15 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Accidents | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | |
Suicides | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |
All other causes | 56 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 38 | |
All causes | 172 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 70 | 84 | 49 | 47 | 43 | 33 | 113 |
*20 of these were Non-Parishioners.