London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE A.
Infant Mortality Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at various ages under 1 Year of age, 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 Month* | G 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Enteritis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Congenital Malformation | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 13 | Premature Birth | 10 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 14 | Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Injury at Birth | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 25 | Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Suffocation, Overlying | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Other Causes | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Totals | 19 | 3 | — | 1 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 50 |
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M. F.
Nett Births Legitimate, 874 407 Nett Deaths ln the Year Legitimate Infants, M.F. 17 22 Illegitimate Infants, M.F. 6 5 Total 23 27 50 Nett Stillbirths in the year. Legitimate Infants' M. F. 9 13 illegitimate Infants, M.F. 2 4 Totals 11 17 28
in the Year, Illegitimate 53 62
Total 427 469 896