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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 1923
[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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Diphtheria and Croup | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 10 | Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 12 | Congenital Malformation | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 13 | Premature Birth | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 14 | Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 15 | Atelectasis | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 16 | Injury at Birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Meningitis {not Tuber-culous) | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Convulsions | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | Pneumonia (all forms) | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 26 | Suffocation, Overlying | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Other Causes | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| Totals | 31 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 50 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 111 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 27 | 111 |
Legitimate, 1,516
Nett Births in the Year
Illegitimate, 152
Total 1,668
Legitimate Infants, 91
Nett Deaths in the Year
( Illegitimate Infants, 20
Total 111
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