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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 four weeks ending March 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 Sonls. | St. Mary. | Christ „ Church. | St. John. | |||
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic influenza | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | |
| Phthisis | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | ... | 12 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | |
| Bronchitis | 32 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 11 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 11 | |
| Pneumonia | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Heart Diseases | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| Accidents | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Suicides | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| All other causes | 63 | 14 | ... | ... | 3 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 46 | |
| All causes | 190 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 73 | 69 | 32 | 59 | 66 | 33 | 123* | |
21
45 of these were Non-Parishioners.