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Marylebone 1902
[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
period were as follows All Souls, 15.8; Rectory, 26.6; St. Mary, 20.4;
Christ Church, 19.0; St. John, 25.7; the whole district, 20.8.
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 FIVE WEEKS ENDING JANUARY 25th, 1902, FROM CERTAIN CLASSES OF DISEASE AND PROPORTION TO 1,000 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES:—
| Total Deaths. 5 weeks ending Jan. 25th, 1902. | Proportion of the deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 5 weeks ending Jan. 21, 1902. | Rate per 1,000 of the population. | Mean rate per 1,000 population for corresponding period 1900-1901. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Deaths from the chief Zymotic Diseases | 20 | 80 | 1.51 | 2.27 |
| 2. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 77 | 300 | 5.82 | 5.87 |
| 3. Tubercular | 28 | 113 | 2.12 | 2.34 |
NOTES.
1, includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza, Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhœa.
3, includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.
Smallpox.
Smallpox is still with us; should the outbreak follow
the usual seasonal distribution, as shown graphically in the
accompanying curves, it will decline during February and
March to rise in April and attain a maximum in May.
The number of cases of smallpox removed to hospital
in the Borough from the 1st June, 1901, to the last day of
January, 1902, was as follows:—