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Marylebone 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE VIII.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 4 weeks ending March 31st, 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 05. | 65 and upwards. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | ||||
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Fever | 'Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Epidemic Influenza | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Septic Diseases | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Phthisis | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | 1 | 5 | ... | 6 | 2 | 13 | ||
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | ||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Bronchitis | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Pneumonia | 15 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Venereal Diseases | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Premature Birth | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Heart Diseases | 18 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 5 | ... | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Accidents. | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Suicides | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ||
| All other causes | 65 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 32 | ||
| All causes | 168 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 70 | 39 | 33 | 39 | 61 | 25 | *92 | ||
*23 of these were Non-Parishioners.