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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 5.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1940.
| No. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | Nett deaths at the sub-joined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the Borough. | Deaths 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 | |||||||||
| Residents | Nonresidents | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Cerebro-spinal fever | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | i | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Scarlet fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Diphtheria | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 34 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Syphilitic disease | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Influenza | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Measles | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Acute infectious encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13m | Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only) | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 13f | Cancer of uterus | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
| 15 | Cancer of breast | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 8 | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 16 | Cancer of all other sites | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 39 | 46 | 6 | 76 | 19 | 19 | 37 | 17 | 92 |
| 17 | Diabetes | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 18 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 72 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 53 | — | 20 | 11 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 72 |
| 19 | Heart disease | 285 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 43 | 238 | 18 | 71 | 42 | 125 | 78 | 40 | 285 |
| 20 | Other diseases of the circulatory system | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 37 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 88 |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 65 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 65 |
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 24 | Ulceration of the stomach or duodenum | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 25 | Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Appendicitis | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 28 | Nephritis | 25 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 29 | Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Other maternal causes | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 31 | Premature birth | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 32 | Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 33 | Suicide | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 217 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 59 | 62 | 52 | 23 | 112 | 50 | 67 | 74 | 26 | 217 |
| 36 | All other causes | 83 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 3 | 59 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 14 | 83 |
| Totals | 1,223 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 130 | 307 | 687 | 92 | 517 | 211 | 417 | 388 | 207 | 1,223 | |