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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BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
During the five weeks ending October 26th there have been registered 300 births and 167 deaths. These births and deaths are divided among the five sub-districts as set forth in Table V. Sixty-five of the deaths were extra-parochial as follows:—
St. Marylebone Infirmary, Notting Hill | 34 |
North-Western Fever Hospital | 2 |
Western Fever Hospital | 1 |
Hospital Ship " Castalia " | 1 |
London Fever Hospital | 1 |
St. Mary's Hospital Children's Hospital, Paddington | 8 3 |
German Hospital University College Hospital | 2 |
Charing Cross Hospital | 1 |
Colney Hatch Asylum | 2 |
Claybury Asylum | 1 |
Leavesden Asylum | 1 |
Hoxton House Asylum | 1 |
Banstead Asylum | 1 |
Hanwell Asylum | 1 |
St. Pelagia's Creche | 1 |
St. Joseph's Home | 1 |
In the streets | 2 |
Total | 65 |
The birth and death-rates, as deduced from the four weeks' statistics, are
as follows:—
All Souls, birth-rate 18.4 ; death-rate 11.7.
Rectory, birth-rate 17.8 ; death-rate 9.4.
St. Mary, birth-rate 25.3 ; death-rate 10.9.
Christ Church, birth-rate 32.6: death-rate 16.0.
St. John, birth-rate 22.4; death-rate 14.8.
The whole district, birth-rate 23.4; death-rate 13.0.