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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 VII.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the four weeks ending September 28th, 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 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ||
| Enteritis | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ||||
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Phthisis | 18 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 21 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 5 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Bronchitis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Pneumonia | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart Diseases | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Accidents | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ||
| Suicides | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||
| All other causes | 42 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 15 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 40 | |
| All causes | 113 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 33 | 22 | 34 | 43 | 14 | 99* | |
*34 of these were Non-Parishioners.