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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 1.
INFANTILE MORTALITY. Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at various ages under One Year, 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 Months. | 6 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 Membranous Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Diarrhœa | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 12 | Congenital Malformation | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Premature Birth | 8 | —. | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Injury at Birth | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 17 | Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Meningitis(not | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 21 | Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Bronchitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 25 | Pneumonia(all forms) | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
| 26 | Suffocation, overlying | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Other Causes | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Totals | 15 | — | 2 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 33 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 33 |
M. F. M. F. M. F.
Nett Births in the Year Legitimate, 215 197 Nett Deaths in the Year Legitimate Infants, 15 10 Nett Still births in the Year Legitimate Infants, 7 3
Illegitimate, 35 45 Illegitimate Infants, 4 4 Illegitimate Infants, 2 2
Total 250 242 Total 19 14 Total 9 5
492 33 14