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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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| 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 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever. | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Whooping Cough | 17 | 6 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||||
| Other Septic Diseases ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | ||
| Phthisis | 44 | ... | 2 | 34 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 26 | |||
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 12 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | |||||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 39 | |
| Bronchitis | 37 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 12 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 17 | |
| Pneumonia | 52 | 8 | 9 | 2 | ... | 27 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 30 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Venereal Diseases | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Premature Birth | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 4 | ||
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Heart Diseases | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 25 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 23 | |
| Accidents | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | |||||
| All other causes | 169 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 66 | 67 | 32 | 46 | 56 | 35 | 121 | ||
| All causes | 478 | 60 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 213 | 139 | 107 | 122 | 172 | 77 | 302* | |
“ 86 of these were Non-Parishioners.