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Marylebone 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE I.
| Total Deaths. — 4 weeks ending Nov. 23rd, 1901. | Proportion of the deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 4 weeks ending Nov. 23, 1901. | Rate per 1,000 of the population. | Mean rate per 1,000 population for corresponding period 1895-1900, | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NOTES.
1, includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza, Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3, includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.
The Health of the District.
The general death rate for the month is lower than the
average of five years, while the deaths from chest complaints
are decidedly in excess ; this may be fairly attributed
to the influence of the November fogs, which were unusually
frequent, and particularly irritating to the respiratory
organs.
Infectious notifiable diseases in the latter part of the
month declined. There were seven cases of small-pox
notified and promptly removed. With regard to the latter
disease it is satisfactory to again note, that as yet cases
have not appeared in any of the trade or business establishments
in the Borough, and therefore it ought not to disturb
in any way the considerable increased commercial activity
that naturally and normally takes place at this season of
the year, for it is obvious that seven scattered cases of
small-pox, promptly diagnosed and promptly isolated in
hospital out of a population of over 130,000, are incidents
that need cause no alarm. On the other hand, the writer
has not felt justified in relaxing a single precaution; the
night and day duty being still continued.