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Marylebone 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 15. C auses of, and A ges at D eath during the year 1938
| No. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | Nett 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 | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Measles | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Whooping Cough | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | |||||||
| 6 | Influenza | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 34 |
| 10 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 10 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | 3 | 7 | — | 10 |
| 11 | Syphilis | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| 12 | General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 |
| 13 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 67 | 101 | 324 | 44 | 52 | 41 | 43 | 180 |
| 14 | Diabetes | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 30 | 43 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 48 |
| 16 | Heart Disease | 264 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 59 | 200 | 97 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 48 |
| 17 | Aneurysm | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 78 | 74 | 66 | 264 |
| 18 | Other Circulatory Diseases | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 45 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 19 | Bronchitis | 26 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 57 | |
| 20 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 70 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| 21 | Other Respiratory Diseases | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 70 | ||
| 22 | Peptic ulcer | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 24 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 23 | Diarrhoea, etc. | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 24 | Appendicitis | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | J | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 25 | Cirrhosis 00of Liver | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 26 | Other Diseases of the Liver, etc | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 27 | Other Digestive Diseases | 25 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 7 |
| 28 | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| 29 | Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 30 | Other Puerperal Causes | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformation, etc. | 20 | 19 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Senility | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 33 | Suicide | 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 34 | Other Violence | 37 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 37 |
| 35 | Other defined Diseases | 78 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 120 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 78 |
| 36 | Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 1,008 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 88 | 282 | 553 | 1,030 | 199 | 301 | 285 | 223 | 1,008 | |