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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 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 quarter's statistics
are as follows:—
All Souls, birth-rate 15.3; death-rate 15.6.
Rectory, birth-rate 19.1 ; death-rate 12.3.
St. Mary, birth-rate 22.3 ; death-rate 15.5.
Christ Church, birth-rate 26.3; death-rate 16.5.
St. John, birth-rate 25.1; death-rate 21.5.
The whole district, birth-rate 21.9; death-rate 16.2.
The average death-rates for five years (1895 to 1900) for the corresponding
quarter were as follows All Souls, 14.5 ; Rectory, 18.8 ; St. Mary, 17.8;
Christ Church, 18.6; St. John, 23.6; the whole district, 18.3.
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 THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDING SEPTEMBER 21
| Total Deaths. 13 weeks ending Sept. 21st, 1901. | Proportion of the deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 13 weeks ending Sept.21,1901. | Rate per 1,000 of the population. | Mean rate per 1,000 population for corresponding period 1899-1900. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Deaths from the chief Zymotic Diseases | 134 | 247 | 4.02 | 3.94 |
| 2. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 64 | 118 | 1.92 | 2.23 |
| 3. Tubercular | 67 | 124 | 2.01 | 1.99 |
NOTES.
1, includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza, Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3, includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.