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Marylebone 1921
[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 31st December, 1921.
| No. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | Netdeaths 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 2b. | 25 and ; under 45. | 45 and under 65. | (55 and upwards. | ||||||||
| 1 | Enteric Fever | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 7 |
| 6 | Diphtheria and Croup | 24 | 3 | 9 | 8 | i | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 24 | |
| 7 | Influenza | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 102 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 50 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 14 | 102 |
| 10 | Tuberculous Meningitis | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | i | _ | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Cancer | 154 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 76 | 66 | 314 | 31 | 46 | 49 | 28 | 154 |
| 13 | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Meningitis | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | Organic Heart Disease | 136 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 68 | 60 | 18 | 40 | 42 | 36 | 136 |
| 16 | Bronchitis | 143 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 36 | 95 | 29 | 27 | 35 | 50 | 31 | 143 |
| 17 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 141 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1C | 49 | 89 | 58 | 26 | 31 | 64 | 20 | 141 |
| 18 | Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 21 | — | 1 | — | — | — | o | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 19 | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | 22 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | oj |
| 20 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 13 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 21 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 21a | Alcoholism | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 42 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 42 |
| 23 | Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 24 | Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 25 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 25 | Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 52 | 51 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 52 |
| 26 | Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 49 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 49 | |
| 27 | Suicides | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 28 | Other defined Causes | 368 | 17 | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 119 | 171 | 273 | 75 | 102 | 100 | 91 | 368 |
| 29 | Diseases ill defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 1355 | 128 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 44 | 167 | 450 | 490 | 1020 | 268 | 345 | 455 | 287 | 1355 | |