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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 1893
The sanitary chronicles of the Parish of St. Marylebone being the annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1893
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POPULATION OF ST. MARYLEBONE.
According to the Census of 1891, with Age and Sex distribution:—
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 5 | 6,586 | 6,704 |
| 5—10 | 5,814 | 6,066 |
| 10—15 | 5,332 | 5,790 |
| 15—20 | 6,098 | 7,744 |
| 20—25 | 6,912 | 9,992 |
| 25—35 | 11,137 | 15,951 |
| 35—45 | 8,347 | 10,805 |
| 45—55 | 5,951 | 7,737 |
| 55—65 | 3,583 | 5,070 |
| 65—75 | 1,946 | 2,936 |
| 75 and upwards | 666 | 1,237 |
| 62,372 | 80,032 | |
| 142,404 | ||
BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
The number of births registered during the 52 weeks
ending December 25th, 1893, when all essential corrections
had been made, was 3,552.
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The number of deaths of parishioners was 3,156. This
gives a birth-rate of 24.9; a death-rate of 22.2 per thousand.
Calculated in the same way. the birth and death-rates
for 1893 in the sub-districts were as follows:—
All Souls birth-rate 20.6; death-rate 18.9
Rectory „ 27.6; „ 23.6
St. Mary ,, 26.2; „ 21.8
Christ Church „ 26.7; „ 25.3
St. John „ 25.7; „ 21.8
All these death-rates require a large correction, and
are certainly higher than the truth. There is no more
difficult place in the kingdom in which to get a correct