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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 111. (a).—Causes of, and ages at death dur1ng the 52 weeks to 31st December, 1911, accord1ng to Sub-D1str1cts.
| No. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Chr1st Church | St. John. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enter1c Fever | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Measles | 3 | 9 | 51 | 1 | 64 |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | — | 2 | 5 | — | 7 |
| 5 | Whoop1ng Cough | 2 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | D1phther1a and Croup | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | 1nfluenza | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Erys1pelas | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 |
| 9 | Cerebro-Sp1nal Fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Cont1nued Fever | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Phth1s1s | 51 | 30 | 65 | 26 | 172 |
| 13 | Tuberculous Men1ng1t1s | — | 2 | 12 | 3 | 17 |
| 14 | Other Tuberculous D1seases | 7 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 24 |
| 15 | Rheumat1c Fever | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Cancer | 42 | 35 | 44 | 40 | 161 |
| 17 | Bronch1t1s | 42 | 46 | 64 | 33 | 185 |
| 18 | Broncho-Pneumon1a | 11 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 57 |
| 19 | Pneumon1a (all other forms) | 16 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 78 |
| 20 | Other D1seases of Resp1ratory Organs | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 21 | D1arrhoea and Enter1t1s | 13 | 18 | 55 | 6 | 92 |
| 22 | Append1c1t1s and Typhl1t1s | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 23 | Alcohol1sm | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 |
| 24 | C1rrhos1s of L1ver | — | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 25 | Nephr1t1s and Br1ght's D1sease | 12 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 54 |
| 26 | Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Other acc1dents and d1seases of Pregnancy and Partur1t1on | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 28 | Congen1tal Deb1l1ty and Malformat1on, 1nclud1ng Premature B1rth | 19 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 78 |
| 29 | V1olent Deaths, exclud1ng Su1c1de | 13 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 56 |
| 30 | Su1c1des | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 31 | Other def1ned Causes | 146 | 171 | 195 | 110 | 622 |
| 32 | D1seases 1ll def1ned or unknown | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 400 | 440 | 690 | 288 | 1818 |