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 5 weeks ending November 2nd, 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. | 6o and upwards. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | l | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | l | |
Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhoea | 8 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | 3 | |
Enteritis | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Septic Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
Phthisis | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 8 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | |
Bronchitis | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
Pneumonia | 14 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Venereal Diseases | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Premature Birth | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
Heart Diseases | 16 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
Accidents | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
All other causes | 15 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 17 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 37 | |
All causes | 152 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 46 | 27 | 43 | 56 | 26 | 98 |
*37 of these were Non-Parishioners.