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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A.PPENDIX II.
TABLE giving the Causes of Deaths during 1907, at Middlesex Hospital, Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital, the 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 Infirm'ry | Hospital of St. John & Elizabeth, Grove Road. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| Diarrhoea | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. |
| Erysipelas | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 23 | 6 | .. | .. | 18 | .. |
| Pyaemia | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Syphilis | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Cancer | 130 | 1 | .. | .. | 55 | 3 |
| Phthisis & Tuberculosis | 37 | .. | .. | .. | 92 | 9 |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 1 |
| Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. |
| Bronchitis | 17 | .. | .. | .. | 99 | 1 |
| Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
| Disease of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| „ Heart | 28 | .. | .. | .. | 25 | 3 |
| „ Kidney | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. |
| ,. Liver | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 |
| „ Uterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| „ Ovary | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Parturition | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fractures and Injuries | 17 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 |
| Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27 | .. |
| Low Vitality, Infants | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | .. |
| Premature Birth | .. | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other causes | 140 | 23 | 5 | 25 | 116 | 4 |
| Total | *418 | †51 | **11 | 44 | 503 | ***25 |
*Of the 418 deaths in the Middlesex Hospital, 358 were those of non-parishioners,
†Of the 51 deaths in Queen Charlotte's Hospital, 44 were those of non-parishioners.
**The 11 deaths in the Samaritan Hospital were those of non-parishioners.
***20 of the 25 deaths in the Hospital of St. John were those of non-parishioners.