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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE III.
Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year ending 28th December, 1912.
| No | CAUSES OF DEATH. | Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district. | Total Deaths whether of Residents or Non-Residents in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| 1 | Enteric Fever | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2 | Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Measles | 39 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Whooping-Cough | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Diphtheria and Croup | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 7 | Influenza | 16 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Erysipelas | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 149 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 14 | 73 | 50 | 7 | 36 |
| 10 | Tuberculous Meningitis | 24 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 18 |
| 12 | Cancer | 137 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 61 | 57 | 307 |
| 13 | Rheumatic Fever | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Meningitis | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 |
| 15 | Organic Heart Disease | 126 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 22 | 46 | 50 | 43 |
| 16 | Bronchitis | 230 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 152 | 26 |
| 17 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 131 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 55 |
| 18 | Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 33 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 19 | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years) | 26 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 16 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | 25 |
| 21 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| 21a | Alcoholism | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 56 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 18 | 27 |
| 23 | Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| 24 | Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 13 |
| 25 | Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 73 | 71 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 69 |
| 26 | Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 60 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 42 |
| 27 | Suicides | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 28 | Other defined Causes | 391 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 104 | 184 | 213 |
| 29 | Diseases ill defined or unknown | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 1635 | 209 | 69 | 45 | 57 | 51 | 238 | 426 | 540 | 933 | |