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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 III.—Giving the Causes of Deaths during the March Quarter, 1906, at the Middlesex Hospital, Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, the Workhouse, the Hospital of St. John and Elizabeth, and the St. Marylebone Infirmary, Notting Hill, W .
| Middlesex Hospital | Queen Charlotte's Hospital. | Samaritan Hospital. | Workhouse | Notting Hill Infirmary. | Hospital of St. John & Elizabeth Grove Rd. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Pyaemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Cancer | 26 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... |
| Phthisis & Tuberculosis | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 28 | ... |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peritonitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Disease of Brain | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| " Heart | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| " Kidney | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| " Liver | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| " Uterus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ,, Ovarv | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Partuirtion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fractures and Injuries. | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Low Vitality, Infants . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other causes | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ... |
| Total | *86 | †3 | **1 | 8 | 127 | ***4 |
* Of the 86 deaths in the Middlesex Hospital, 68 were those of non-parishioners.
† The 3 deaths in Queen Charlotte's Hospital, were those of non-parishioners.
** The death in the Samaritan Hospital was that of a non-parishioner.
*** The 4 deaths in the Hospital of St. John were those of non-parishioners