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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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(11 males and 7 females) were to St. Marylebone mothers. In addition, information from another
source received through the Registrar-General brought the total number of stillbirths allocated to
St. Marylebone to 24.
Marriages.—The total number of marriages was 1,736, being 198 above the number for 1946 and 323
above the average for the previous 10 years. The rate for persons married in 1947 was 45 per 1,000
of the estimated civilian population.
TABLE 1.—Deaths—According to Age-Group and Sex.
| Code No. | CAUSE OF DEATH | Nett Deaths at the Sub-Joined Ages of Residents (Male and Female) whether occurring within or without the Borough. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | |||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F | ||
| 2 | Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Whooping cough | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 8 | Syphilitic disease | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Influenza | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 10 | Measles | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Acute infectious encephalitis | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 13M | Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only) | 8 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | 2 | _ | 3 | _ | 3 | _ |
| 13F | Cancer of uterus | — | 12 | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | 7 | — | 4 |
| 14 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 7 | 18 | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 15 | Cancer of breast | — | 20 | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | 3 | — | 9 | — | 8 |
| 16 | Cancer of all other sites | 68 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 34 | 30 |
| 17 | Diabetes | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 36 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 41 |
| 19 | Heart disease | 133 | 123 | — | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 35 | 22 | 94 | 99 |
| 20 | Other diseases of the circulatory system | 12 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 40 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | 29 | 18 |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 32 | 33 | — | 3 | - | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 24 | 22 |
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Ulceration of the stomach or duodenum | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Diarrhoea (under 2 vears of age) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | Appendicitis | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 8 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Acute and chronic nephritis | 7 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 29 | Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | Other maternal causes | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | Premature birth | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 33 | Suicide | 11 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | 4 | 3 | — | — | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 13 | 15 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| 36 | All other causes | 35 | 34 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 21 |
| Totals | 468 | 478 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 39 | 153 | 104 | 264 | 314 | |
| 946 | 27 | 7o | 4 | 70 | 257 | 578 | |||||||||
| 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). | |||||||||||||||