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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE VI.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the four weeks ending August 31st, 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | l | ||
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | 'Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Other Septic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Phthisis | 13 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Heart Diseases | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Accidents | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Suicides | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| All other causes | 42 | 11 | ... | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 22 | ||
| All causes | 111 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 40 | 14 | 50 | |
*32 of these were Non-Parishioners.