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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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BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
The number of births registered during the 53 weeks
ending December 27th, 1902, when all the essential corrections
have been made, was 2,960.
The number of deaths (corrected) of parishioners was
2,458. This gives a birth-rate of 21.8; a death rate of 18.1 per
thousand.
The birth and death-rates of the sub-districts for 1902 were as follows:—
| Birth-rate. | Death-rate. | |
|---|---|---|
| All Souls | 15.8 | 13.9 |
| Rectory | 19.6 | 19.1 |
| St. Mary | 20.6 | 18.1 |
| Christ Church | 29.3 | 19.2 |
| St. John | 20.7 | 22.0 |
The following is a statement of the average birth and death-rates for the five previous years, 1896—1900.
| Birth-rate. | Death-rate. | |
|---|---|---|
| All Souls | 17.4 | 14.8 |
| Rectory | 21.2 | 21.2 |
| St. Mary | 24.2 | 18.7 |
| Christ Church | 25.3 | 18.8 |
| St. John | 27.6 | 21.0 |
| The whole district | 23.0 | 18.5 |
The following table gives the distribution of the deaths of parishioners dying in various extra-parochial institutions, all of which are included in the mortality statistics:—
| St. Marylebone Infirmary, Notting Hill | 556 |
| North Western Fever Hospital | 36 |
| North Eastern Fever Hospital | 6 |
| Western Fever Hospital | 8 |
| Grove Fever Hospital | 1 |
| South Wharf Shelter | 1 |
| Gore Farm Hospital | 1 |
| Long Reach Hospital | 3 |
| Hospital Ship, Atlas | 12 |
| Hospital Ship, Castalia | 5 |
| Small Pox Hospital, Kingsbury | 1 |
| London Fever Hospital | 2 |
| London Hospital | 2 |
| Carried forward | 634 |