Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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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 22 nd , 1902, FROM CERTAIN CLASSES OF DISEASE AND PROPORTION TO 1,000 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES:—
Total Deaths. 4 weeks ending Feb. 22nd, 1902. | Proportion ofthedeaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. 4 weeks ending Feb. 22,1902. | 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 | 45 | 161 | 4.39 | 2.17 |
2. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 106 | 378 | 10.3 | 5.87 |
3. Tubercular | 28 | 100 | 2.73 | 2.41 |
NOTES.
1. includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Influenza,Whooping Cough,
Erysipelas, Croup, Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3, includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.