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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 V.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 5 weeks ending February 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. | 65 and upwards, | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Epidemic influenza | 12 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | l | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Enteritis | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Puerperal fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | l | |
| Other Septic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Phthisis | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | ... | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | ... | 27 | |
| Bronchitis | 60 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 17 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 32 | |
| Pneumonia | 13 | 7 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| AlcoholismCirrhosis of Liver | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Premature Birth | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart Diseases | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Accidents | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Suicides | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| All other causes | 85 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ... | 26 | 43 | 14 | 24 | 33 | 14 | 61 | |
| All causes | 256 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 97 | 104 | 53 | 67 | 94 | 42 | 148* | |
*35 of these were Non-Parishioners.