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Marylebone 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 1.— Deaths—All Ages.
| Code No. | CAUSE OF DEATH. | Nett deaths at the sub-joined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the Borough. | Deaths in Institutions in the Borough. | Deaths in Sub-Districts. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and | under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | All Souls. | St. Mary. | North Marylebone. | Total. | ||||
| Residents | Nonresidents | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Scarlet fever | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 5 | Diphtheria | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 42 | - | - | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 42 |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 6 | - | - | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Syphilitic disease | 14 | ^- | - | — | - | 10 | 4 | — | . _ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | Influenza | 15 | - | - | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 12 | Acute infectious encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 13m | Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only) | 9 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 13f | Cancer of uterus. | 10 | — | - | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 14 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 25 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 14 | - | 11 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 |
| 15 | Cancer of breast. | 18 | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 16 | Cancer of all other sites | 99 | - | 1 | — | 3 | 29 | 66 | 5 | 75 | 17 | 26 | 56 | 99 |
| 17 | Diabetes | 6 | - | - | — | - | 1 | 5 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 77 | - | - | - | 1 | 23 | 53 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 77 |
| 19 | Heart disease | 231 | - | -- | — | 6 | 43 | 182 | 9 | 69 | 45 | 70 | 116 | 231 |
| 20 | Other diseases of the circulatory system | 50 | - | - | - | 3 | 11 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 50 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 52 | - | - | — | — | 19 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 52 |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 62 | 5 | - | — | 2 | 13 | 42 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 62 |
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases | 12 | — | — | — | . 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 24 | Ulceration of the stomach or duodenum | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 | Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Appendicitis | .2 | -— | - | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 26 | — | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 26 |
| 28 | Nephritis | 20 | — | - | — | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 30 | Other maternal causes | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Premature birth | 10 | 10 | - | — | - | - | — | — | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 32 | Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease. | 18 | 12 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 33 | Suicide | 10 | — | - | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | 3 | — | - | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 46 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 46 |
| 36 | All other causes | 72 | 2 | — | 6 | 12 | 50 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 22 | 32 | 72 | |
| Totals | 948 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 255 | 573 | 56 | 370 | 189 | 299 | 460 | 948 | |
No death occurred from the following causes not shown in the table : Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers (Code No. 1), cerebro-spinal
fever (No. 2), whooping cough (No. 4), measles (No. 10), acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis (No. 11), puerperal and post-abortive
sepsis (No. 29).
TABLE 2.—I nfantile Mortality.
| Code No. | CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week | 2 and under 4 weeks | 1 and under 3 months | 3 and under 6 months | All Souls. | St. Mary. | North Marylebone. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Diarrhoea | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Enteritis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Congenital malformation | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Premature birth | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 14 | Atrophy, debility and marasmus | — | 1 | — | "—. | 1 | - | — | 1 |
| 16 | Injury at birth | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Meningitis (not tuberculous) | 2 | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | .Pneumonia (all forms) | — | . — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 26 | Suffocation, overlying | 1 | — | — | — | •— | — | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Other causes | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Totals | 22 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 33 |
No infantile death occurred in the age-groups 1 and under 2 weeks, 6 and under 9 months, 9 and under 12 months, or from the
following causes not shown in the table : Small-pox, chicken-pox, measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria and membranous croup, whooping
cough (Code Nos. 1—6), tuberculous meningitis, abdominal tuberculosis, other tuberculous diseases (Nos. 9—11), atelectasis (No. 15),
erysipelas, syphilis, rickets (Nos. 17—19), convulsions, gastritis, laryngitis, bronchitis (Nos. 21—24).
Mortuary.—Ten bodies (4 male, 6 female) were deposited at the Emergency Mortuary, No. 24, Hill Road. No
post-mortem examinations were carried out.