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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE IV.
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 | — | — | 9 | — | 9 |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | 1 | - | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Whooping Cough | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Diarrhœa | 4 | — | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Enteritis | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 |
| 9 | Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | - | — |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Congenital Malformation | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 13 | Premature Birth | 3 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 37 |
| 14 | Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 22 |
| 15 | Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Injury at Birth | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 17 | Erysipelas | - | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Syphilis | — | — | — | — | - |
| 19 | Rickets | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | 2 | 3 | — | 5 |
| 21 | Convulsions | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 25 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 4 | 2 | 9 | — | 15 |
| 26 | Suffocation, Overlying | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Other Causes | 4 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 36 |
| Totals | 30 | 34 | 110 | 21 | 195 |
Legitimate, 2,014 Legitimate Infants, 168
Nett Births in the Year Nett Deaths in the Year
Illegitimate, 132 Illegitimate Infants, 27
Total ... 2,146 Total ...--195