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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 1921
[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 under4 Weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1 and u nder 3 Months | 3 and under6 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ' — | — |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Diphtheria and Croup | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | |||||
| 6 | Whooping Cough | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 |
| 7 | Diarrhcea | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| 8' | Enteritis | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | o | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 r | Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 10J | Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | ||||||||
| 12 ( | Congenital Malformation | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| 13- | Premature Birth | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 14 1 | Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | _ | _ | 22 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 15 | Atelectasis | 2 | — | _ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Injury at Birth | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | '— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Erysipelas | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | ||||||
| 18 | Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | o | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 19 | Rickets | -- | — | |||||||||||||
| 20 | Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | — | _ | 1 | — | i | |||||
| 21 | Convulsions | — | i | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | i |
| 22 | Gastritis ...... | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | i |
| 23 | Laryngitis | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 9 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 20 |
| 26 | Suffocation, Overlying | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Other Causes | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 128 | 29 | 21 | 55 | 23 | 128 | |
| Nett Births in the Year | 1,862 | Nett Deaths in the | ( Legitimate Infants, 103 Year ] | |||||||||||||
| (.Illegitimate | 77 | ( Illegitimate Infants, 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,939 | Total 128 | ||||||||||||||