Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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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 5 WEEKS ENDING JULY 27th, 1901, FROM CERTAIN CLASSES OF DISEASE AND PROPORTION TO 1,000 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES
Total Deaths. 5 weeks ending July 27th, 1901. | Proportion of the deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 5 weeks ending July 27,1901. | 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 | 47 | 219 | 4.58 | 3.12 |
2. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 32 | 149 | 3.12 | 2.46 |
3. Tubercular | 32 | 149 | 3.12 | 1.67 |
NOTES.
1, includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza, Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3, includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.