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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE I.
Infant Mortality. Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at various ages under 1 Year, and in Sub-Districts.
| No. | CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1 and under 2 Weeks. | 2 and under 3 Weeks. | 3 and under 4 Weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1 and under 3 Months | 3 and under 6 Months | 6 and under 9 Months | 9 and under 12 Months | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | All Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small-Pox | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Chicken-Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _- | |||||
| 3 | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 5 | Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Whooping Cough | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Enteritis | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | 17 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 10 | Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Congenital Malformation | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 13 | Premature Birth | 22 | — | 3 | 1 | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 14 | Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 23 | |||
| 15 | Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 16 | Injury at Birth | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | Erysipelas | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | Syphilis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Rickets | — | - | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 20 | Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 21 | Convulsions | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 22 | Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 23 | Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 24 | Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 25 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 26 | Suffocation, Overlying | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 27 | Other Causes | 14 | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | 27 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 27 |
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 33 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 147 | 27 | 34 | 63 | 23 | 147 |
Legitimate, 1,321 Legitimate Infants, 103
Nett Births in the Year Nett Deaths in the Year Illegitimate, 171 Illegitimate Infants, 44
Total 1,492 Total 147