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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE I.
SHOWING THE COMPARATIVE MORTALITY DURING THE FOUR WEEK. ENDING FEBRUARY 28 th , 1903, FROM CERTAIN CLASSES OF DISEASI AND PROPORTION TO 1,000 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES:—
| Total Deaths. 4 weeks ending Feb. 28th, 1903. | Proportion ofthe deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 4 weeks ending Feb. 28,1903. | Rate per 1,000 of the population. | Mean rate per 1,000 population for corresponding period 1897-1902. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Deaths from the chief Zymotic Diseases | 19 | 113 | 1.86 | 2.81 |
| 2. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 36 | 214 | 3.52 | 4.84 |
| 3. Tubercular | 23 | 137 | 2.25 | 2.47 |
notes.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza .Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.
Health of the District.
Chest affections generally have been below the average.
A glance at the curve, opposite page 14 shows that scarlet
fever is increasing, and above the average. Nevertheless,
as regards fatal fevers, these have been below the average.
This combination of causes gives a death-rate singularly low
for the month. It has, indeed, been a most favourable winter
for the very old and the very young—the two classes which
suffer most from cold, fog, and damp.
Bakehouses.
All the bakehouses in the district which are technically
underground have been inspected. Over fifty were found
either first-class as to light, ventilation, and construction,
or sufficiently good as to admit, with very little amendment,
of being recommended for certification, and certificates to