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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone]
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TABLE III. — Giving the Causes of Deaths during the 52 Weeks ending Dec. 24th, 1898, at the Middlesex Hospital, Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, the Workhouse, and the Marylebone Infirmary, Notting Hill, W.
| Middlesex Hospital. | Queen Charlotte's Hospital. | Samaritan Hospital. | Workhouse | Notting Hill. Infirmary. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | |||||
| Scarlet Fever | |||||
| Diphtheria | 4 | 1 | |||
| Typhoid Fever | 5 | 3 | |||
| Diarrhoea | 1 | 12 | |||
| Erysipelas | ... | 2 | |||
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 21 | 1 | 19 | ||
| Pyaemia | 2 | 1 | |||
| Syphilis | 1 | 12 | |||
| Cancer | 102 | 36 | |||
| Phthisis and Tuberculosis | 26 | 4 | 111 | ||
| Rheumatism | 3 | 10 | |||
| Apoplexy | 5 | ... | 5 | 9 | |
| Paralysis | 22 | ||||
| Bronchitis | 18 | 17 | 78 | ||
| Asthma | 1 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Peritonitis | 7 | 1 | |||
| Disease of Brain | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| „ Heart | 28 | 9 | 18 | ||
| „ Kidney | 16 | 3 | 15 | ||
| „ Liver | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
| „ Uterus | ... | 1 | |||
| „ Ovary | 2 | 6 | |||
| Parturition | 3 | ||||
| Diabetes | |||||
| Fractures and Injuries | 19 | 7 | |||
| Old Age | 2 | 42 | |||
| Low Vitality, Infants | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Premature Birth | 18 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Other causes | 45 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 64 |
| Total | *309 | |34 | *21 | 66 | 477 |