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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 III.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1935.
| No. | CAUSES OF DEATH, | Net deaths at the 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 under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards | ||||||||
| 1 | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 2 | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Whooping Cough | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
| 5 | Diphtheria | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Influenza | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 7 | Encephalitis Lethargica . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 63 | — | — | -- | — | 9 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 63 |
| 10 | Other Tuberculous diseases | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Syphilis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 12 | General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 84 | 83 | 304 | 47 | 44 | 60 | 30 | 181 |
| 14 | Diabetes | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 50 |
| 16 | Heart Disease | 307 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 73 | 223 | 128 | 64 | 91 | 94 | 58 | 307 |
| 17 | Aneurysm | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 18 | Other Circulatory Diseases | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 56 | 30 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 68 |
| 19 | Bronchitis | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 20 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 41 | 2 | — | — | o | — | 4 | 15 | 18 | 36 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
| 21 | Other Eespiratory Diseases . | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 22 | Peptic Ulcer | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 23 | Diarrhoea, etc | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 18 | |
| 24 | Appendicitis | 8 | — | — | — | — | i | o | 4 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| 25 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Other Diseases of the Liver, etc. | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 27 | Other Digestive Diseases . | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 52 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
| 28 | Acute and Chronic Nephritis . | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 32 | |||||
| 29 | Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 30 | Other Puerperal Causes . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformation, etc. | 23 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 67 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 32 | Senility | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 33 | Suicide | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | 11 |
| 34 | Other Violence | 47 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 47 |
| 35 | Other defined Diseases | 82 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 29 | 134 | 17 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 82 |
| 36 | Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 1094 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 110 | 318 | 574 | 1030 | 239 | 268 | 364 | 223 | 1094 | |