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Marylebone 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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The birth and death-rates, as deduced from the thirteen weeks' statistics,
are as follows :—
All Souls, birth-rate 17.2; death-rate 13.6.
Rectory, birth-rate 21.3 ; death-rate 15.5
St. Mary, birth-rate 29.6 ; death-rate 17.0.
Christ Church, birth-rate 31.3; death-rate 21.5.
St. John, birth-rate 17.6; death-rate 19.0.
The whole district, birth-rate 23.7; death-rate 16.2.
The average death-rates for five years (1895 to 1900) for the corresponding
Quarter were as follows : —A.11 Souls, 13.9 ; Rectory, 22.0 ; St. Mary, 19.2 ;
Christ Church, 19.2; St. John, 21.8; the whole district, 18.6.
The following table gives, as usual, facilities for comparing the relative
mortality from certain classes of disease and proportion to 1,000 deaths
from all causes:
TABLE I.
SHOWING THE COMPARATIVE MORTALITY DURING THE 13 WEEKS ENDING JUNE 22
| Total Deaths. 13 weeks ending June 22nd, 1901. | Proportion ofthedeaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 13 weeks ending June 22,1901. | Rate per 1,000 of the population. | Mean rate per 1,000 population for corresponding period 1895-1900. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Deaths from the chief Zymotic Diseases | 51 | 94 | 1.53 | 2.40 |
| 2. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 100 | 185 | 3.00 | 4.06 |
| 3. Tubercular | 65 | 121 | 2.70 | 2.05 |
NOTES.
1, includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza, Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3, includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.