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 IV.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the five weeks ending May 4th, 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. | Chris* O???h. | St. John. | |||
Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | 9 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Epidemic Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhœa | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Other Septic Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Phthisis | 15 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 20 | |
Bronchitis | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
Pneumonia | 30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 16 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 16 | |
Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Alcoholism | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | |||||||||||||
Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Premature Birth | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | |
Heart Diseases | 15 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | |
Accidents | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | |
Suicides | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
All other causes | 73 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 20 | ... | 19 | 44 | |
All causes | 198 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 74 | 70 | 44 | 47 | 69 | 38 | *114 |
*34 of these were Non-Parishioners.