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Marylebone 1923
[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 29th December, 1923.
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
| 6 | Diphtheria and Croup | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Influenza | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 9 | Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System (Lungs, Pleura & Throat) | 94 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 17 | 94 | |
| 9a | Disseminated Tuberculosis | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 |
| 10 | Tuberculous Meningitis. | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | Cancer | 159 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 75 | 67 | 301 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 159 |
| 13 | Rheumatic Fever | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | |
| 14 | Meningitis | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Organic Heart Disease. Bronchitis | 124 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 36 | 73 | 68 | 20 | 38 | 37 | 29 | 124 |
| 16 | 144 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 33 | 103 | 36 | 22 | 45 | 50 | 27 | 144 | |
| 17 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 117 | 20 | 8 | 3 | — | 4 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 73 | 20 | 29 | 46 | 22 | 117 |
| 18 | Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 22 | 1 | 2 | — | — | – | 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 22 |
| 19 | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | 15 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 15 | |||
| 20 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 21 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
| 21a | Alcoholism. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Nephritis and Bright's Disease ... | 39 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 39 |
| 23 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1. | 1 |
| 24 | Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 15 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 25 | Congenital Debility and Malforma tion, including Premature Birth | 44 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 44 |
| 26 | Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 50 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 50 |
| 27 | Suicides | 17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 28 | Other defined Causes | 322 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 89 | 162 | 297 | 60 | 95 | 96 | 71 | 322 |
| Totals | 1235 | 111 | 26 | 16 | 26 | 50 | 142 | 363 | 501 | 967 | 226 | 333 | 410 | 266 | 1235 | |