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 III.—Giving the Causes of Deaths during July, 1907, at Middlesex Hospital, Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital, the Samaritan Hospital, the Workhouse, the Hospital of St. John and Elizabeth, and the 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 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Pyaemia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cancer | 14 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. |
| Phthisis & Tuberculosis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bronchitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
| Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Disease of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| ,, Heart | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 |
| Kidney | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| „ Liver | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| „ Uterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| „ Ovary | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fractures and Injuries | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| Low Vitality, Infants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Premature Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other causes | 13 | 3 | .. | .. | 9 | .. |
| Total | *51 | †4 | **1 | .. | 36 | ***2 |
* Of the 51 deaths in the Middlesex Hospital, 43 were those of non-parishioners,
† The 4 deaths in Queen Charlotte's Hospital were those of non-parishioners.
** The death in the Samaritan Hospital was that of a non-parishioner.
*** The 2 deaths in the Hospital of St. John were those of non-parishioners.