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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 1.—Deaths—According to Age-Group and Sex.
| Code No. | CAUSE OF DEATH | Net 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 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| 1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 2 | Tuberculosis, other | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 3 | Syphilitic disease | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 42 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 6 |
| 12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 7 | - | 12 |
| 13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 68 | 46 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 31 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 16 | Diabetes | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 3 |
| 17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 54 | 93 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 80 |
| 18 | Coronary disease, angina | 44 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 70 | 55 |
| 19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 22 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 |
| 20 | Other heart disease | 70 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 83 |
| 21 | Other circulatory disease | 24 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | 18 | 32 |
| 22 | Influenza | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 16 | 29 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 45 | 25 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 1 | 34 | 23 |
| 25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 10 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 7 | 5 |
| 27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| 28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 5 | - |
| 30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | Congenital malformations | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 29 | 37 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 8 | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 34 | All other accidents | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Suicide | 9 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 563 | 548 | 10 | 10 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 168 | 90 | 361 | 425 | |
| 1,111 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 258 | 816 | ||||||||||
TABLE 2. — Infant Mortality—According to Age-Group and Sex.
| CAUSE OF DEATH | Under 1 week | 1 and under 2 weeks | 2 and under 4 weeks | 1 and under 3 months | 3 and under 6 months | 6 and under 9 months | 9 and under 12 months | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Abnormalities | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Renal Failure | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Asphyxia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Anoxia | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Subarachnoid Haemorrhage | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 5 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | - | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 10 |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 20 | |||||||||