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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 VIII.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 13 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 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 9 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
| Enteritis | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Phthisis | 46 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 37 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 34 | |
| Bronchitis | 16 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | |
| Pneumonia | 13 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ... | 8 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | ... | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Heart Diseases | 32 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 16 | |
| Accidents | 9 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| All other causes | 135 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 56 | 26 | 41 | 46 | 22 | 97 | |
| All causes | 361 | 50 | 32 | 12 | 14 | 157 | 96 | 77 | 98 | 131 | 55 | 254* | |
118 of these were Non-Parishioners.