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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 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Chelsea Infirmary | 1 |
| Friedenheim | 1 |
| The Serpentine | 1 |
| In the Street, Paddington | 1 |
| Total 207 |
The birth and death-rates, as deduced from the month's statistics, are
as follows:—
All Souls, birth-rate 17.9 ; death-rate 11.7.
Rectory, birth-rate 23.6 ; death-rate 16.2.
St. Mary, birth-rate 21.2 : death-rate 12.8.
Christ Church, birth-rate 27.1; death-rate 10.0.
St. John, birth-rate 21.7; death-rate 20.8.
The whole district, birth-rate 21.8; death-rate 14.7.
The average death-rates for five years (1896 to 1901) for the corresponding
period were as follows:—All Souls, 15.2; Rectory, 18.1; St. Mary, 19.3;
Christ Church, 20.4; St. John, 22.3; the w hole district, 18.9.
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
| Total Deaths. 13 weeks ending Sept. 27th, 1902. | Proportion of the deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 13 weeks ending Sept. 27,1902. | Rate per 1,000 of the population. | Mean rate per 1,000 population for corresponding period 1896-1901. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Deaths from the chief Zymotic Diseases | 159 | 2.20 | 4.0 | |
| 2. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 61 | 133 | 2.47 | 2.1 |
| 3. Tubercular | 55 | 112 | 1.65 | 2.0 |
NOTES.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza,Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhœa.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.