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 August 3rd, 1907, 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 | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Whooping Cough | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | |
Diphtheria and Membranous | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Croup Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Epidemic Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhoea | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Other Septic Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
Phthisis | 15 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | |
Bronchitis | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Pneumonia | 7 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 5 | |
Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Venereal Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Premature Birth | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Heart Diseases | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
Accidents | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
Suicides | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
All other causes | 51 | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 35 | |
All causes | 137 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 40 | 27 | 35 | 48 | 27 | 105 |
*48 of these were Non-Parishioners.