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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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Infant mortality. Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at various ages under 1 Year of Age in Localities. (Local Government Board Table IV. (a).)
| No. | CAUSE OF DEATH. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Pox | — | — | - | — | — |
| 2 | Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Measles | — | 1 | 8 | — | 9 |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | — | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 |
| 7 | Diarrhoea | 4 | — | 9 | — | 13 |
| 8 | Enteritis | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Congenital Malformation | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 13 | Premature Birth | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 32 |
| 14 | Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 4 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 25 |
| I5 | Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Injury at Birth | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Erysipelas | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Syphilis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 19 | Rickets | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 21 | Convulsions | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Gastritis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Laryngitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 25 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 21 |
| 26 | Suffocation, Overlying | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 27 | Other Causes | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| Totals " | 45 | 30 | 108 | 26 | 209 |
Table III contains the information given in the Local Government Board
Table IV, but is introduced here instead of in the appendix, for convenience of
reference.