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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 III.
Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year ending 26th December, 1914.
| 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 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Measles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | 9 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Whooping-Cough | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 6 | Diphtheria and Croup | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 7 | Influenza | 18 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 9 | Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 152 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 58 | 58 | 14 | 19 |
| 10 | Tuberculous Meningitis | 14 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 17 |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 12 | Cancer | 138 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 69 | 54 | 303 |
| 13 | Rheumatic Fever | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Meningitis | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 10 |
| 15 | Organic Heart Disease | 172 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 94 | 63 |
| 16 | Bronchitis | 181 | 10 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 14 | 45 | 105 | 31 |
| 17 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 109 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 26 | 19 |
| 18 | Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under two years) | 36 | 31 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 20 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 23 |
| 21 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 |
| 21a | Alcoholism | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 68 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 12 | 29 | 24 | 26 |
| 23 | Puerperal Fever | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 |
| 24 | Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 11 |
| 25 | Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 53 | 51 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 48 |
| 2G | Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 55 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 38 |
| 27 | Suicides | 14 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | 7 |
| 28 | Other defined Causes | 444 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 116 | 184 | 253 |
| 29 | Diseases ill defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 1605 | 210 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 54 | 228 | 461 | 534 | 947 | |