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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 1962
[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 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tuberculosis, other | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 3 | Syphilitic disease | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 4 | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 38 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 15 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| 12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 12 | - | 15 |
| 13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neo plasms | 54 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 28 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | Diabetes | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 78 | 85 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 13 | 7 | 63 | 78 |
| 18 | Coronary disease, angina | 133 | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 43 | 20 | 87 | 78 |
| 19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 13 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 12 | 14 |
| 20 | Other heart disease | 58 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 72 |
| 21 | Other circulatory disease | 24 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 | 17 | 31 |
| 22 | Influenza | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 25 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 54 | 32 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 3 | 42 | 29 |
| 25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 3 |
| 26 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | Congenital malformations | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 33 | 39 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 11 | 16 | 21 |
| 33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 34 | All other accidents | 11 | 9 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Suicide | 13 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 583 | 552 | 9 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 164 | 100 | 377 | 424 | |
| 1,185 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 33 | 264 | 801 | ||||||||||
TABLE 2.—Infant Mortality—According to Age-Group and Sex.
| CAUSES 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 | - | |
| Premature Birth | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Congenital Abnormalities. | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Subdural Hæmatoma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Asphyxia neonatorum | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Gastritis, Enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Anoxia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Subarachnoid Haemorrhage | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Unascertainable | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Totals | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 9 | 8 |
| 11 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 17 | |||||||||