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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 1914
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Small-Pox | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Chicken-Pox | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Measles | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | — | 4 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Whooping Cough | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Diarrhoea | — | 2 | 5 | — | 7 |
| 8 | Enteritis | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Congenital Malformation | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | 13 |
| 13 | Premature Birth | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 14 | Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 5 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 32 |
| 15 | Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Injury at Birth | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 17 | Erysipelas | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 18 | Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Rickets | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 20 | Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 21 | Convulsions | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 |
| 22 | Gastritis | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 25 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | — | 14 | 3 1 | 19 |
| 26 | Suffocation, Overlying | — | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 27 | Other Causes | 7 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 44 |
| Totals | 36 | 33 | 113 | 28 | 210 | |
| Nett Births in the Year Legitimate, 2,008 Illegitimate 120 Total 2,128 Nett Deaths in the Year Legitimate Infants, 168 Illegitimate Infants, 42 Total 210 | ||||||