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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 1933
[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 1933.
| 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 under25 | 25 and under45 | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2 | Measles | - | - | — | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | — | - | — | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 4 | Whooping Cough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | |||||
| 5 | Diphtheria | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 6 | Influenza | 41 | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 41 | |||||
| 7 | Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 8 | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | - | - | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 9 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 56 | — | — | — | - | 4 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 56 | |||||
| 10 | Other Tuberculous diseases | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 18 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | |||||
| 11 | Syphilis | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||||||
| 12 | General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| 13 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 195 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 79 | 100 | 239 | 47 | 45 | 70 | 33 | 195 | |||||
| 14 | Diabetes | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |||||
| 15 | Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc. | 35 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 24 | 36 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 35 | |||||
| 16 | Heart Disease | 317 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 71 | 237 | 121 | 60 | 94 | 104 | 59 | 317 | |||||
| 17 | Aneurysm | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |||||
| 18 | Other Circulatory Diseases | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 50 | |||||
| 19 | Bronchitis | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 33 | |||||
| 20 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 83 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 35 | 56 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 14 | 83 | |||||
| 21 | Other Respiratory Diseases | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | |||||
| 22 | Peptic Ulcer | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 18 | |||||
| 23 | Diarrhoea, etc. | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | |||||
| 24 | Appendicitis | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 29 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 25 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||
| 26 | Other Diseases of the Liver, etc. | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | |||||
| 27 | Other Digestive Diseases | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 25 | |||||
| 28 | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 37 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 37 | |||||
| 29 | Puerperal Sepsis | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |||||
| 30 | Other Puerperal Causes | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 14 | : — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||
| 31 | Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformation, etc. | 21 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 70 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | |||||
| 32 | Senility | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | |||||
| 33 | Suicide | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 8 | — | 19 | |||||
| 34 | Other Violence | 39 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 39 | |||||
| 35 | Other defined Diseases | 108 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 41 | 112 | 19 | 39 | 30 | 20 | 110 | |||||
| 36 | Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||||||||||||
| 124 | 117 | 150 | 184 | 206 | 202 | 105 | 136 | 585 | 639 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 1224 | 51 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 135 | 381 | 603 | 983 | 241 | 334 | 408 | 241 | 1224 | ||||||