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Marylebone 1926
[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, 1927.
| No. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | Net deaths at ttie subjoined ages ot " 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 unaer 5. | 5 and under 15, | 15 and under 25. | 25 ana under 45. | 45 and under65 | 05 and upwards. | ||||||||
| 1 | Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Small Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Measles | 30 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Diphtheria and Croup | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Influenza | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 9 | Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 94 | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 29 | 40 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 17 | 94 |
| 10 | Tuberculous Meningitis | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous diseases | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | Cancer | 170 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | 79 | 78 | 242 | 33 | 47 | 49 | 41 | 170 |
| 13 | Rheumatic Fever | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Meningitis | 8 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 15 | Organic Heart Disease | 137 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 85 | 56 | 24 | 45 | 37 | 31 | 137 |
| 16 | Bronchitis | 160 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 42 | 107 | 18 | 25 | 55 | 55 | 25 | 160 |
| 17 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 135 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 39 | 44 | 25 | 36 | 48 | 26 | 135 |
| 18 | Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 19 | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2years) | 16 | 15 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 11 | 3 | 4 | 9 | - | 16 | |
| 20 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 21 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 21a | Alcoholism | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 44 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 44 |
| 23 | Puerperal Fever | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 25 | Congenital Debility and Malformatyion, including premature Birth | |||||||||||||||
| 41 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 70 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 41 | ||
| 26 | Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 59 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 31 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 59 |
| 27 | Suicides | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 28 | Other defined Causes | 350 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 104 | 172 | 280 | 61 | 89 | 105 | 95 | 350 |
| 29 | Diseases ill-defined or unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 1356 | 111 | 33 | 26 | 31 | 45 | 156 | 405 | 549 | 845 | 244 | 369 | 450 | 293 | 1356 | |