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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 1V. (a). 1nfant mortal1ty. Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at var1ous ages under 1 Year of Age 1n Local1t1es.
| No. | CAUSE OF DEATH. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Chr1st Church. | St. John. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Pox | — | — | - | — | — |
| 2 | Ch1cken Pox | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Measles | — | 2 | 10 | — | 12 |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | D1phther1a and Croup | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Whoop1ng Cough | 2 | - | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | D1arrhoea | 4 | 6 | 35 | 4 | 49 |
| 8 | Enter1t1s | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 ( | Tuberculous Men1ng1t1s | — | - | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1o | Abdom1nal Tuberculos1s | — | - | — | — | — |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous D1seases | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Congen1tal Malformat1on | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 13 |
| 13 | Premature B1rth | 5 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 33 |
| 14 | Atrophy, Deb1l1ty and Marasmus | 6 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 30 |
| 1S | Atelectas1s | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 16 | 1njury at B1rth | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 |
| 17 | Erys1pelas | - | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Syph1l1s | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | R1ckets | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2o | Men1ng1t1s (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | Convuls1ons | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 22 | Gastr1t1s | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Laryng1t1s | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Bronch1t1s | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 25 | Pneumon1a (allforms) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 26 | Suffocat1on, Overly1ng | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 27 | Other Causes | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| Totals | 40 | 49 | 137 | 35 | 261 |
Nett B1rths 1n the Year Legitimate, 2,224
Illegitimate, 151
Total 2,375
Nett Deaths 1n the year Legitimate, 239
Illegitimate, Infants, 22
Total 261