Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The sanitary chronicles of the Parish of St. Marylebone being the annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1896
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Births and Deaths (January).
During the 5 weeks ending January 25tli, 1896, there have been registered
327 births and 268 deaths. These births and deaths are divided among the
five Sub-districts as set forth in Tables III. and Y. 69 of the deaths
were extra-parochial, as follows :ā
St. Marylebone Infirmary, Notting Hill 34
Western Fever Hospital 4
North Western Fever Hospital 6
King's College Hospital 1
Great Northern Hospital 1
University College Hospital 2
Charing Cross Hospital 4
St. Mary's Hospital 2
Children's Hospital, Paddington 1
Brompton Hospital 1
National Hospital 1
Whitechapel Infirmary 1
Lewisham Infirmary 1
Friedenheim 2
Evelina Hospital 1
Darenth Asylum 1
Colney Hatch Asylum 2
Banstead Asylum 2
Han well Asylum 1
St. Peter's Home 1
69
The birth and death-rates, as deduced from the month's statistics, are as
follows iā
All Souls, birth-rate 19.0 ; death-rate 17.1.
Rectory, birth-rate 39.4 : death-rate 17.5.
St. Mary, birth-rate 15.5; death-rate 17. 1.
Christ Church, birth-rate 29.6 ; death-rate 26.2.
St. John, birth-rate 23.7 : death-rate 17.6.
The whole district, birth-rate 23.9 ; death-rate 19.6.
In every case the death-rate is lower than for the corresponding 5 weeks
in January during the years 1890-95. The mean death-rates for that period
being:ā
All Souls, 23.2; Rectory, 28.6 ; St. Mary, 27.7 ; Christ Church, 31.3 ;
St. John, 27.7; St. Marylebone, 27.0,