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.— Showing deaths from certain specified diseases during the fifty-three
weeks, to 2nd January, 1909.
Registered Births and Deaths. | Corrected Births and Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Births. | Deaths. | Births. | Deaths. | ||||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||||||||
2111. | 2035. | 842. | 861. | 1285. | 1274. | 917. | 928. | ||||||||||
4146. | 1703. | 2559. | 1845. | ||||||||||||||
No | 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 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | |||||||
1 | Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
2 | Measles | 24 | 5 | 18 | 1 | — | - | - | - | 9 | 15 | — | 1 | ||||
3 | Scarlet Fever | 13 | - | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | ||||
4 | Whooping-Cough | 12 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | - | ||||
5 | Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | l | 10 | 1 | — | ||||
6 | Enteric and Continued Fever | 6 | - | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | l | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
7 | Typhus Fever | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | - | ||||
8 | Diarrhœa, Dysentry | 41 | 30 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | ||||
9 | Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | — | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
10 | Enteritis | 10 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
11 | Asiatic Cholera | - | - | - | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||||
12 | Erysipelas | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
13 | Puerperal Fever | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | ||||
14 | Other Septic Diseases | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | ||||
15 | Epidemic Influenza | 34 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 14 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ||||
16 | Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | — | — | ||||
17 | Tuberculosis of Lungs | 154 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 114 | 13 | 35 | 33 | 61 | 25 | 34 | ||||
18 | Tuberculosis of Meninges | 20 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | ||||
19 | Other forms of Tuberculosis | 29 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 17 | ||||
20 | Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of Liver | 35 | - | - | — | — | 32 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 11 | ||||
21 | Cancer | 158 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 63 | 35 | 38 | 60 | 25 | 210 | ||||
22 | Premature Birth | 53 | 53 | — | - | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 28 | ||||
23 | Developmental Diseases | 63 | 56 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 22 | ||||
24 | Old Age | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 1 | ||||
25 | Meningitis | 14 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | ||||
26 | Inflammation and Softening of the Brain | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
27 | Organic Diseases of the Heart | 67 | — | - | 1 | — | 42 | 24 | 24 | l 5 | 18 | 10 | 39 | ||||
28 | Croup (Spasmodic) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | l | — | — | — | ||||
29 | Acute Bronchitis | 49 | 16 | 9 | 1 | - | 13 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 2 | ||||
30 | Chronic Bronchitis | 157 | - | 1 | - | — | 59 | 97 | 45 | 42 | 58 | 12 | 25 | ||||
31 | Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 31 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 12 | ||||
32 | Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 61 | 24 | 16 | 1 | - | 14 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 17 | ||||
33 | Diseases of the Stomach | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | ||||
34 | Obstructions of the Intestines | 12 | 1 | — | - | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 19 | ||||
35 | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 78 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 51 | 22 | 16 | -23 | 27 | 12 | 30 | ||||
36 | Tumours and other affections of Female Genital Organs | 10 | 1 | — | — | - | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | 20 | ||||
37 | Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||
38 | Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 57 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 36 | ||||
39 | Deaths by Suicide | 18 | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | ||||
40 | Deaths from ill-defined causes | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — ! | ||||
41 | All other causes | 475 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 224 | 169 | 99 | 146 | 162 | 68 | 197 | ||||
42 | Chicken-pox | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | - | ||||
Totals | 1845 | 267 | 125 | 52 | 67 | 764 | 570 | 419 | 506 | 675 | 245 | 794 |