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Marylebone 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: TABLE1.—Deaths—AllAges.

TABLE1.—Deaths—AllAges.

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.Total.
All AgesUnder 11 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 4545 and under 6565 and upwardsResidentsNonresidentsAll Souls.St. Mary.North Mary-lebone.
2Cerebro-spinal fever2-2------1-12
4Whooping cough11-------1--1
6Tuberculosis of respiratory system32---1611515591832
7Other forms of tuberculosis6-1111112—235
8Syphilitic disease8-——242112338
9Influenza4-——1—3—11124
13mCancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only)7----16292237
13fCancer of uterus.12---1743623712
14Cancer of stomach and duodenum24---1716113681024
15Cancer of breast16---3941735816
16Cancer of all other sites81-1—7334058222164381
17Diabetes4-----4—51—34
18Intra-cranial vascular lesions69----224732411203869
19Heart disease199-——83615510643952108199
20Other diseases of the circulatory system51----16358186153051
21Bronchitis353———527246101935
22Pneumonia472--7142441910162147
23Other respiratory diseases6———141—31146
24Ulceration of the stomach or duodenum11---353-1222711
25Diarrhoea (under 2 yearsof age)871------3328
26Appendicitis3—————3—3—123
27Other digestive diseases221——2910—885922
28Nephritis25———391329451625
30Other maternal causes2———2-———112
31Premature birth55-----115—145
32Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease14121--1-1544614
33Suicide10———4511623510
34Road traffic accidents5——1112282125
35Other violent causes652—21628171253974965
36All other causes643119212962914113964
Totals83736758824945267411167207463837

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No death occurred from the following causes not shown in the table: Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers (Code No. 1), scarlet fever
(No. 3), diphtheria (No. 5), measles (No. 10) acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis (No. 11), acute infectious encephalitis (No. 12),
puerperal and post-abortive sepsis (No. 29).

Table: TABLE 2.—Infantile Mortality.

TABLE 2.—Infantile Mortality.

Code No.CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 week1 and under 2 weeks2 and under 4 weeks1 and under 3 months3 and under 6 months6 and under 9 months9 and under 12 monthsTotal
6Whooping cough—————— '11
8Enteritis-—122117
12Congenital malformation4——21——7
13Premature birth4—1————5
15Atelectasis5——————5
22Gastritis—————1—1
24Bronchitis———11—13
25Pneumonia (all forms)————i1—2
27Other causes21—i——15
Totals1512653436

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No infantile death occurred from the following causes not shown in the table: Small-pox, chicken-pox, measles, scarlet fever,
diphtheria and membranous croup (Code Nos. 1—5), diarrhoea (No. 7), tuberculous meningitis, abdominal tuberculosis, other tuberculous
diseases (Nos. 9—11), atrophy, debility and marasmus (No. 14), injury at birth, erysipelas, syphilis, rickets, meningitis (not
tuberculous), convulsions (Nos. 16—21), laryngitis (No. 23), suffocation, overlying (No. 26).
Mortuary.—Nine bodies (4 male, 5 female) were deposited at the Emergency Mortuary, No. 24, Hill Road. No
post-mortem examinations were carried out.