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Marylebone 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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The average death-rates for five years (1895 to 1900), for the corresponding
four weeks were as follows:—All Souls, 17.9; Rectory, 23.7; St. Marys
22.2; Christ Church, 23.5; St. John, 22.7; the whole district, 21.7.
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 FOUR WEEKS ENDING FEBRUARY 23rd, 1901, FROM CERTAIN CLASSES OF DISEASE AND PROPORTION TO 1,000 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES:—
| Total Deaths. - 4 weeks ending Feb. 23rd, 1901. | Proportion of thedeaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 4 weeks ending Feb. 23, 1901. | Rate per 1,000 of the population. | Mean rate per 1,000 population for corresponding period 1895-1900. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Death? from the chief Zymotic Diseases | 13 | 61 | 1.04 | 2.94 |
| 2. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 60 | 228 | 5.52 | 6.24 |
| 3. Tubercular | 31 | 145 | 2.85 | 1.08 |
NOTES.
1, includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza, Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3, includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.