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Marylebone 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE I.
SHOWING THE COMPARATIVE MORTALITY DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING NOVEMBER 29TH, 1902, FROM CERTAIN CLASSES OF DISEASE AND PROPORTION TO 1,000 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES:—
| Total Deaths. 4 weeks ending Nov. 29th, 1902. | Proportion of the deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 4 weeks ending Nov. 29,1902. | 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 | 8 | 43 | 0.78 | 1.59 |
| 2. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 40 | 217 | 3.90 | 3.90 |
| 3. Tubercular | 29 | 157 | 2.83 | 2.11 |
NOTES.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza,Whooping Cough
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhœa.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.
Health of the District.
The curve opposite page 134 shows that with the
exception of a local burst of scarlet fever in the second week
of November, zymotic diseases generally have been below
the average. The mortality from zymotic diseases has been
remarkably low; it may be also noted that during the past
five years the mortality from this cause in November, has
progressively diminished; in 1897 there were 28 deaths; in
1898, 22; in 1899, 15; in 1900, 16; in 1901, 9; while
the present November only yields 8.
The district still keeps free from smallpox, and it may
be now predicted with more confidence, that there is not
likely to be a recurrence of the malady in an epidemic form
during 1903.