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 III.—Giving the Causes of Deaths during November, 1907, at the Middlesex Hospital, Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, the Workhouse, the Hospital of St. John and Elizabeth, and the Marylebone Infirmary, Notting Hill, W.
| Middlesex Hospital | Queen Charlotte's Hospital. | Samaritan Hospital. | Workhouse | Notting Hill Infirmary. | Hospital of St. John & Elizabeth. Grove Rd. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Typhoid Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. |
| Phthisis & Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
| Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 14 | .. |
| Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Desease of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| „ Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ Kidney | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| „ Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| „ Uterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| „ Ovary | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fractures and Injuries. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Low Vitality, Infants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Premature Birth | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other causes | 19 | 2 | .. | 2 | 9 | .. |
| Total | *40 | †8 | .. | 3 | 40 | **1 |
* Of the 40 deaths in the Middlesex Hospital, 38 were those of non-parishioners
† Of the 8 deaths in Queen Charlotte's Hospital 5 were those of non-parishioners.
** Of the 4 deaths in St. John's Hospital 3 were those of non-parishioners.