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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 1920
[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 1st January, 1921.
| No. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | Net 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 Souls. | St. Mary. | Christ Church. | St. John. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Entcric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Measles | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 8 |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Diphtheria and Croup | 8 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Influenza | 19 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 94 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 14 | 39 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 94 |
| 10 | Tuberculous Meningitis | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 13 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 12 | Cancer | 146 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 75 | 64 | 320 | 27 | 46 | 43 | 30 | 146 |
| 13 | Rheumatic Fever | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Meningitis | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | Organic Heart Disease | 174 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 17 | 61 | 90 | 102 | 40 | 54 | 49 | 31 | 174 |
| 16 | Bronchitis | 140 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 86 | 37 | 22 | 32 | 58 | 28 | 140 |
| 17 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 116 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 41 | 86 | 16 | 35 | 38 | 27 | 116 |
| 18 | Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 19 | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 20 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 21a | Alcoholism | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 30 |
| 23 | Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 25 | Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 52 | 51 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 89 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 52 |
| 26 | Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 51 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 51 |
| 27 | Suicides | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 28 | Other defined Causes | 309 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 87 | 159 | 244 | 55 | 98 | 100 | 56 | 309 |
| 29 | Diseases ill defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 1299 | 145 | 25 | 21 | 33 | 49 | 145 | 383 | 498 | 1110 | 252 | 366 | 446 | 235 | 1299 | |